Letter-writing on the part of a busy man or woman is the quintessence of generosity.

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Letter-writing on the part of a busy man or woman is the quintessence of generosity.

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There is a vast deal of make-believe in the carefully nurtured sentiment for country life, and the barefoot boy, and the mountain girl.

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There is a vast deal of make-believe in the carefully nurtured sentiment for country life, and the barefoot boy, and the mountain girl.
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Art… does not take kindly to facts, is helpless to grapple with theories, and is killed outright by a sermon.

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Art… does not take kindly to facts, is helpless to grapple with theories, and is killed outright by a sermon.
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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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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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Humor, in one form or another, is characteristic of every nation; and reflecting the salient points of social and national life, it illuminates those crowded corners which history leaves obscure.

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Humor, in one form or another, is characteristic of every nation; and reflecting the salient points of social and national life, it illuminates those crowded corners which history leaves obscure.
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The necessity of knowing a little about a great many things is the most grievous burden of our day. It deprives us of leisure on the one hand, and of scholarship on the other.

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The necessity of knowing a little about a great many things is the most grievous burden of our day. It deprives us of leisure on the one hand, and of scholarship on the other.
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Friendship takes time.
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There is no liberal education for the under-languaged.

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There is no liberal education for the under-languaged.
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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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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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The comfortable thing about the study of history is that it inclines us to think hopefully of our own times.
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It is not begging but the beggar, who has forfeited favor with the elect.

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It is not begging but the beggar, who has forfeited favor with the elect.
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Books that children read but once are of scant service to them; those that have really helped to warm our imaginations and to train our faculties are the few old friends we know so well that they have become a portion of our thinking selves.

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Books that children read but once are of scant service to them; those that have really helped to warm our imaginations and to train our faculties are the few old friends we know so well that they have become a portion of our thinking selves.
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It was hard to speed the male child up the stony heights of erudition, but it was harder still to check the female child at the crucial point, and keep her tottering decorously behind her brother.

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It was hard to speed the male child up the stony heights of erudition, but it was harder still to check the female child at the crucial point, and keep her tottering decorously behind her brother.
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A puppy is but a dog, plus high spirits, and minus common sense.

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A puppy is but a dog, plus high spirits, and minus common sense.
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People who pin their faith to a catchword never feel the necessity of understanding anything.

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People who pin their faith to a catchword never feel the necessity of understanding anything.
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History is not written in the interests of morality.

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History is not written in the interests of morality.
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Personally, I do not believe that it is the duty of any man or woman to write a novel. In nine cases out of ten, there would be greater merit in leaving it unwritten.

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Personally, I do not believe that it is the duty of any man or woman to write a novel. In nine cases out of ten, there would be greater merit in leaving it unwritten.
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