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People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?
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There is a skeleton in every house.
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A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
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Bravery never goes out of fashion.
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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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It is a friendly heart that has plenty of friends.
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I believe that remorse is the least active of all a man’s moral senses.
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Vanity is often the unseen spur.
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The best of women are hypocrites.
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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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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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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
We know that Heaven chastens those whom it loves best; being pleased by repeated trials, to make pure spirits more pure.
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Alas! we are the sport of destiny.
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Kindness is very indigestible. It disagrees with very proud stomachs.
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Dare and the world always yields; or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and it will succumb.
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