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A lady who sets her heart upon a lad in uniform must prepare to change lovers pretty quickly, or her life will be but a sad one.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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Out of the fictitious book I get the expression of the life, of the times, of the manners, of the merriment, of the dress, the pleasure, the laughter, the ridicules of society. The old times live again. Can the heaviest historian do more for me?
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Book Expression Fiction Happiness heavy History Laughter Life Live Myself Old Society Time
One of the greatest of a great man’s qualities is success; ‘t is the result of all the others; ‘t is a latent power in him which compels the favor of the gods, and subjugates fortune.
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Fortune God Greatness Man Quality Success
There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write.
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Himself Lying Man Pen Thinking Writing
To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted my no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forgo even ambition when the end is gained – who can say this is not greatness?
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Ambition Dare Difficult End Endurance Fortune Greatness Intrigue Tired
Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
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Achievement Excellence Happiness Praise
Is beauty beautiful, or is it only our eyes that make it so?
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Beautiful Eyes Ourselves Perspective Philosophy
Pray God, keep us simple.
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God Prayer Simplicity
Then sing as Martin Luther sang, As Doctor Martin Luther sang, “Who loves not wine, woman and song, He is a fool his whole life long.”
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Fools Himself Life Song Wine Woman
Money has only a different value in the eyes of each.
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Different Eyes Money Value
Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
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Easy Forgot Injury Kindness Man Mindset Worth
Lucky he who has been educated to bear his fate, whatsoever it may be, by an early example of uprightness, and a childish training in honor.
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Children Education Fate Honor Luck Training
Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?
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Desire Happiness Ourselves Satisfaction World
Love makes fools of us all, big and little.
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Big Fools Love Small
I believe that remorse is the least active of all a man’s moral senses.
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Active Believe Man Moral Myself
The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.
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Face Man Reflection World
Vanity is often the unseen spur.
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