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The shadows of our own desires stand between us and our better angels, and thus their brightness is eclipsed.

Charles Dickens

You have been the last dream of my soul.
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Dream Soul Yourself
Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.
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Body Comfortable Mindset
Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers, and are famous preservers of good looks.
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Beautiful Goodness Greatness Satisfaction
Yes. He is quite a good fellow – nobody’s enemy but his own.
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Deep Enemy Goodness Quite
Time and tide will wait for no man, saith the adage. But all men have to wait for time and tide.
CHARLES DICKENS

Man Philosophy Time Wait
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
A man is lucky if he is the first love of a woman. A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man.
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Love Man Relationship Woman
What greater gift than the love of a cat.
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Gift Greatness Love
Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else.
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Alone Life Thinking
A very little key will open a very heavy door.
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Philosophy Worth
There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.
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Heart Philosophy Wisdom
Love, though said to be afflicted with blindness, is a vigilant watchman.
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Deep Love Philosophy
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
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
There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.
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Humour Laughter World
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
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Blessing Man Presence Reflection
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.
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Best Book Hide
There was something very comfortable in having plenty of stationery.
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Book Comfortable Material Satisfaction
A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
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Heart Love True Wisdom
The worst of all listeners is the man who does nothing but listen.
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Deep Man Worst
There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.
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Darkness Light
I must be taken as I have been made. The success is not mine, the failure is not mine, but the two together make me.
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Deep Failure Inspirational Myself Philosophy Success
I am what you designed me to be. I am your blade. You cannot now complain if you also feel the hurt.
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Design Feeling Hurt Myself
Ask no questions, and you’ll be told no lies.
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Lie One Liner Philosophy
We can refute assertions, but who can refute silence?
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Philosophy Silence
Spring is the time of year when it is summer in the sun and winter in the shade.
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Nature Season Spring Summer Time
It’s in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present.
CHARLES DICKENS

Deep Past Present

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