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But as we do not light up our houses with our brightest lamps for all comers, so neither did she emit from her eyes their brightest sparks till special occasions for such shining had arisen.

Anthony Trollope

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A feeling of having been injured, on which his mind can brood from hour to hour, allowing him to plead his own cause in his own court, within his own heart, and always to plead it successfully.
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Always Brood Court Drop Feeling Heart Hour Injured Own Plead Successfully
Let no man boast himself that he has got through the perils of winter till at least the seventh of May.
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Boast Himself Least Let Man May Peril Seventh Through
A man’s love, till it has been chastened and fastened by the feeling of duty which marriage brings with it, is instigated mainly by the difficulty of pursuit.
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Been Bring Chastened Difficulty Duty Fastened Feel Instigate Love Mainly Man Marriage Till
There is such a difference between life and theory.
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Between Differences Life Such Theory
What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and a cup of coffee?…Was ever anything so civil?
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Book Civil Coffee Cup Earth Ecer Everything Luxurious More
Don’t let love interfere with your appetite. It never does with mine.
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Appetite Interfere Love Mine never
He should be cautious but never timid, bold but never venturesome; he should have a good digestion, genial manners, and, above all, a thick skin.
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Above Cautious Digestion General Good Manner Skin Timid
A small dainty task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.
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Apasmodiac Daily Dainty Hercules Labour Really Stone Task
The secrets of the world are very marvellous, but they are not themselves half so wonderful as the way in which they become known to the world.
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Become Half Known Marvellous Secret Themselves Way Wonderful World
I doubt whether any girl would be satisfied with her lover’s mind if she knew the whole of it.
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Doubt Girl Knew Lover Mind Satisfy Whether Whole
Audacity in wooing is a great virtue, but a man must measure even his virtues.
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Audacity Gret Measure Virtue Wool
Neither money nor position can atone to me for low birth.
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Atone Birth Low Me Money Neither Position
Till we can become divine, we must be content to be human, lest in our hurry for change we sink to something lower.
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Change Content Divine Human Hurry Lower Sink Something Test
Every man worships the dollar, and is down before his shrine from morning to night… Other men, the world over, worship regularly at the shrine with matins and vespers, nones and complines, and whatever other daily services may be known to the religious houses; but the New Yorker is always on his knees.
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Before Dollar Down Every House Knee Man Morning Night Regular Service Shrine Worship
I run great risk of failing. It may be that I shall encounter ruin where I look for reputation and a career of honor.
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Career Encounter Fail Great Honor Look Maymshall Reputation Risk
Like his master he is never showy. He does not paw and prance, and arch his neck, and bid the world admire his beauties…and when he is wanted, he can always do his work.
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Admire Always Arch Beauty Life Master Neck Prance Showy Work

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