Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYThose who forgets their friends to follow those of a higher status are truly snobs.
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Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.
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Bad husbands will make bad wives.
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Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.
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There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa.
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Humor is wit and love.
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Is beauty beautiful, or is it only our eyes that make it so?
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All is vanity, nothing is fair.
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The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.
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Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.
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If there is no love more in yonder heart, it is but a corpse unburied.
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Business first; pleasure afterwards.
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To see a young couple loving each other is no wonder; but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight of all.
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Never marry with the expectation of changing a person.
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The great moments of life are but moments like the others. Your doom is spoken in a word or two. A single look from the eyes; a mere pressure of the hand, may decide it; or of the lips though they cannot speak.
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Frequent the company of your betters.
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