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There is an optimism which nobly anticipates the eventual triumph of great moral laws, and there is an optimism which cheerfully tolerates unworthiness.

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Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

There is a natural limit to the success we wish our friends, even when we have spurred them on their way.
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The delusions of the past seem fond and foolish. The delusions of the present seem subtle and sane.
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The choice of a topic which will bear analysis and support enthusiasm, is essential to the enjoyment of conversation.
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I do strive to think well of my fellow man, but no amount of striving can give me confidence in the wisdom of a congressional vote.
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Sleep sweetly in the fields of asphodel, and waken, as of old, to stretch thy languid length, and purr thy soft contentment to the skies.
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The vanity of man revolts from the serene indifference of the cat.
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Conversation between Adam and Eve must have been difficult at times, because they had nobody to talk about.
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to be civilized is to be incapable of giving unnecessary offense, it is to have some quality of consideration for all who cross our path.
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Need drives men to envy as fullness drives them to selfishness.
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Humor brings insight and tolerance.
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The thinkers of the world should by rights be guardians of the world’s mirth.
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Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.
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whereas the dog strives to lessen the distance between himself and man, seeks ever to be intelligent and intelligible, and translates into looks and actions the words he cannot speak, the cat dwells within the circle of her own secret thoughts.
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We cannot hope to scale great moral heights by ignoring petty obligations.
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This is the sphinx of the hearthstone, the little god of domesticity, whose presence turns a house into a home.
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The comfortable thing about the study of history is that it inclines us to think hopefully of our own times.
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