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I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be.

Charles Dickens

Every failure teaches a man something, if he will learn; and you are too sensible a man not to learn from this failure.
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Failure Learning Man Teaching
Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers, and are famous preservers of good looks.
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Beautiful Goodness Greatness Satisfaction
Time and tide will wait for no man, saith the adage. But all men have to wait for time and tide.
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Man Philosophy Time Wait
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
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
Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!
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Carry Philosophy Vice Virtue
Never,” said my aunt, “be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you.
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Avoid Hope Vice Yourself
We can refute assertions, but who can refute silence?
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Philosophy Silence
Do all the good you can and make as little fuss about it as possible.
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Goodness Possible
Everybody said so. Far be it from me to assert that what everybody says must be true. Everybody is, often, as likely to be wrong as right.
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Opinion People Right True Wrong
Once a gentleman, and always a gentleman.
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Character Gentle Man
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
Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.
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Beginning Home Justice
The ocean asks for nothing but those who stand by her shores gradually attune themselves to her rhythm.
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Herself Music Ocean
Every traveler has a home of his own, and he learns to appreciate it the more from his wandering.
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Deep Gratitude Home Learning Travel
I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world.
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Evil Hope Love Reality World

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