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There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.

Charles Dickens

I had considered how the things that never happen, are often as much realities to us, in their effects, as those that are accomplished.
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Accomplishment Myself Reality
I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything.
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Enough Myself World
Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.
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Age Deep Old Regret
Ask no questions, and you’ll be told no lies.
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Lie One Liner Philosophy
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.
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Character Heart Self Love Touch
We forge the chains we wear in life.
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Life One Liner
Yes. He is quite a good fellow – nobody’s enemy but his own.
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Deep Enemy Goodness Quite
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.
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Light World
Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.
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Expectation Gift Happiness
Every failure teaches a man something, if he will learn; and you are too sensible a man not to learn from this failure.
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Failure Learning Man Teaching
Never,” said my aunt, “be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you.
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Avoid Hope Vice Yourself
Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.
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Beginning Home Justice
One should never be ashamed to cry. Tears are rain on the dust of earth.
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Oneself Rain Shame Tears
The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.
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Creation Difference Existence Philosophy
We can refute assertions, but who can refute silence?
CHARLES DICKENS

Philosophy Silence
There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.
CHARLES DICKENS

Darkness Light

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