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Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

Charles Dickens

For not an orphan in the wide world can be so deserted as the child who is an outcast from a living parent’s love.
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Children Family Live Love World
Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.
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Beginning Home Justice
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
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
If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.
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Bad People Result
I must be taken as I have been made. The success is not mine, the failure is not mine, but the two together make me.
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Deep Failure Inspirational Myself Philosophy Success
Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.
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Age Deep Old Regret
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.
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Light World
Reflect upon your present blessings.
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Blessing Gratitude Present Reflection
I have been bent and broken, but – I hope – into a better shape.
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Break Change Hope Self Love
I loved you madly; in the distasteful work of the day, in the wakeful misery of the night, girded by sordid realities, or wandering through Paradises and Hells of visions into which I rushed, carrying your image in my arms, I loved you madly.
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Carry Hell Love Mad Misery Myself Vision
We need never be ashamed of our tears.
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Ourselves Shame Tears
The broken heart. You think you will die, but you just keep living, day after day after terrible day.
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Broken Heart Death Deep Live Philosophy
Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips.
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Goodness Lips Word
The shadows of our own desires stand between us and our better angels, and thus their brightness is eclipsed.
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Bright Desire Karma Spiritual
Try to do unto others as you would have them do to you, and do not be discouraged if they fail sometimes. It is much better that they should fail than you should.
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Courage Failure Generosity Try

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

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Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

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