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Ah me! we wound where we never intended to strike; we create anger where we never meant harm; and these thoughts are the thorns in our cushion.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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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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It is an awful thing to get a glimpse, as one sometimes does, when the time is past, of some little, little wheel which works the whole mighty machinery of fate, and see how our destinies turn on a minute’s delay or advance.
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Ah me! we wound where we never intended to strike; we create anger where we never meant harm; and these thoughts are the thorns in our cushion.
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Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
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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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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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A person can’t help their birth.
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Sir, Respect Your Dinner: idolize it, enjoy it properly. You will be many hours in the week, many weeks in the year, and many years in your life happier if you do.
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People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
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What a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is!
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Those who forgets their friends to follow those of a higher status are truly snobs.
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It is from the level of calamities, not that of every-day life, that we learn impressive and useful lessons.
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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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