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We should round every day of stirring action with an evening of thought. We learn nothing of our experience except we muse upon it.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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Weakness ineffectually seeks to disguise itself,–like a drunken man trying to show how sober he is.
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Disguise Seek Sober Weakness
Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.
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Goodness Wisdom
Excellence in art is largely the result of attention to minutiae, and–prayer.
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Attention Excellence Prayer Result
Pleasure and pain spring not so much from the nature of things, as from our manner of considering them. Pleasure, especially, is never an invariable effect of particular circumstances.
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Circumstance Happiness Pain
There are seaons when our passions have slept so long that we know not whether they still exist in us. So does flax forget that it is combustible when the fire is away from it.
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Existence Fire Forget Passion Season
Dignity of position adds to dignity of character, as well as to dignity of carriage. Give us a proud position, and we are impelled to act up to it.
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Act Carriage Character Dignity Proud
Troubles forereckoned are doubly suffered.
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Double Suffering Trouble
There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.
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Anxiety Fear Greatness Life Ourselves
Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.
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Fear Goodness Greatness Himself Wrong
It is only an error of judgment to make a mistake, but it argues an infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.
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Argue Character Discover Errors Judgement Mistake
The heart contracts as the pocket expands.
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Heart Money Size
We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.
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Bold Man Ourselves Past
Something of a person’s character may be observed by how they smile. Some never smile they only grin.
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Character Observation Person Smile
The greatest happiness comes from the greatest activity.
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Activity Greatness Happiness
Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music.
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Food Greatness Material Music
Contentment is not happiness. An oyster may be contented. Happiness is compounded of richer elements.
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Element Happiness Rich Satisfaction

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