Something of a person’s character may be observed by how they smile. Some never smile they only grin.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEEWhether one talks well depends very much upon whom he has to talk to.
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The nearest approximation to an understanding of life is to feel it–to realize it to the full–to be a profound and inscrutable mystery.
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False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade.
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It is with a company as it is with a punch, everything depends upon the ingredients of which it in composed.
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Formerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was a business; but now, when great fortunes are only made by business, business is war.
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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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The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
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Life is indeed either a rich possession or a poor, according as it is made subservient to noble aims or ignoble pleasures.
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It is the nature of thought to find its way into action.
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Give me the character and I will forecast the event.
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A great destiny needs a generous diet. What can be expected of a people that live on macaroni!
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The greatest happiness comes from the greatest activity.
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Whether one talks well depends very much upon whom he has to talk to.
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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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The reveries of the dreamer advance his hopes, but not their realization. One good hour of earnest work is worth them all.
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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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