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A great destiny needs a generous diet. What can be expected of a people that live on macaroni!

Christian Nestell Bovee

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Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.
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Goodness Wisdom
Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.
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Doubt Willing Yourself
Words of praise, indeed, are almost as necessary to warm a child into a genial life as acts of kindness and affection. Judicious praise is to children what the sun is to flowers.
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It is with charity as with money–the more we stand in need of it, the less we have to give away.
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Charity Money Stand
The most brilliant flashes of wit come from a clouded mind, as lightning leaps only from an obscure firmament.
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Brilliant Intelligence Light Mindset
Give me the character and I will forecast the event.
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Character Event Myself
To vindicate the sanctity of human life by taking it is an outrage upon reason. The spectacle of a human being dangling at the end of a gallows-rope is a degradation of humanity.
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Discrimination Human Humanity Life Reason
Pleasure and pain spring not so much from the nature of things, as from our manner of considering them. Pleasure, especially, is never an invariable effect of particular circumstances.
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Circumstance Happiness Pain
Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.
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Greatness Principal Remember Warrior
All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ.
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Character Difference Man Nature
The knowledge beyond all other knowledge is the knowledge how to excuse.
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Beyond Excuse Knowledge
Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.
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Grave Soul Yourself
Weakness ineffectually seeks to disguise itself,–like a drunken man trying to show how sober he is.
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Disguise Seek Sober Weakness
The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
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Greatness Life Small Sweet
Alas, the transports beauty can inspire!
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Beautiful Inspirational Transportation
To be without sympathy is to be alone in the world–without friends or country, home or kindred.
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