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She said nothing, and Sir Andrew, too, was silent, yet those two young people understood one another, as young people have a way of doing all the world over, and have done since the world began.

Baroness Orczy

…but in every century, and ever since England has been what it is, an Englishman has always felt somewhat ashamed of his own emotion and of his own sympathy.
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Century Emotion England
music is the most absorbing of all the arts. It absorbs the mind of the artist, whether creator or executant, to the exclusion of every other consideration outside his own immediate necessities or desires.
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Art Mind Music
To love, for us men, is to clasp one woman with our arms, feeling that she lives and breathes just as we do, suffers as we do, thinks with us, loves with us, and, above all, sins with us.
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Love Men Thinking
When they are gay, the waves echo their gaiety; but when they are sad, then every breaker, as it rolls, seems to bring additional sadness, and to speak to us of hopelessness and of the pettiness of all our joys.
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Echoes Gay Sadness
I shall return, doubt it not. Such love as ours was not created to remain unfulfilled. Whatever may happen, believe and trust in me, as I shall in you, and keep the remembrance of me in your heart without sadness and without regret.
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Believe Heart Regret
It is only when we are very happy that we can bear to gaze merrily upon the vast and limitless expanse of water, rolling on and on with such persistent, irritating monotony, to the accompaniment of our thoughts, whether grave or gay.
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Gay Rolling Water
Your mock saint who stands in a niche is not a woman if she have not suffered, still less a woman if she have not sinned. Fall at the feet of your idol as you wish, but drag her down to your level after that — the only level she should ever reach, that of your heart.
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Fall Heart Idols
In the chain of my life, there were so many links, all of which tended towards bringing me to the fulfillment of my destiny.
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Chains Destiny Links
Thus human beings judge of one another, superficially, casually, throwing contempt on one another, with but little reason, and no charity.
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Charity Judging Littles
Virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when it is crushed.
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Crushed Fragrant Virtue
She said nothing, and Sir Andrew, too, was silent, yet those two young people understood one another, as young people have a way of doing all the world over, and have done since the world began.
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Another Done People Two Young
Even the worst moments and the weariest journeys must come to an end.
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Hope Journey Worst Moments
When will you give up these mad adventures, and leave others to fight their own battles and to save their own lives as best they may?’ When your ladyship has ceased to be the most admired woman in Europe, namely, when I am in my grave.
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Adventure Fighting Giving Up
We must prove to the world that we are all nincompoops
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Nincrompoops Prove World
Fate is usually swift when she deals a blow.
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Blow Deal Fate
The weariest night, the longest day, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
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Ends Night Sadness
Odd’s fish, m’dear! The man can’t even tie his own cravat!
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Men Odd Ties
There is such wonderful balm in self-imposed sacrifice.
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Sacrifice Self Wonderful
A woman’s heart is such a complex problem – the owner thereof is often most incompetent to find the solution to this puzzle.
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Heart Owners Problem
Look at this limp cravet. And the sad state of those cuffs. I can hardly bring myself to look upon them.
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Cuff Hardly Look State
She, too, had worn a mask in assuming a contempt for him, whilst, as a matter of fact, she completely misunderstood him
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Assume Contempt Fact Matter Misunderstood
Sink me! Your taylors have betrayed you! T’wood serve you better to send THEM to Madam Guillotine
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Betrayed Guillotine Wood
Money and titles may be hereditary,” she would say, “but brains are not,”.
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Brain May Titles

She said nothing, and Sir Andrew, too, was silent, yet those two young people understood one another, as young people have a way of doing all the world over, and have done since the world began.

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