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Like the withered roses of a once gay garland, the feelings of youth command in age a melancholy interest.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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There is probably no hell for authors in the next world – they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this.
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Author Criticism Hell Publish Suffering World
How like a railway tunnel is the poor man’s life, with the light of childhood at one end, the intermediate gloom, and only the glimmer of a future life at the other extremity!
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Childhood Future Life Man Poor
The beauty seen is partly in him who sees it.
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Beautiful Himself See Sight
There will always be romance in the world so long as there are young hearts in it.
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Heart Romance World Young
To be without sympathy is to be alone in the world–without friends or country, home or kindred.
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Alone Friendship Home Sympathy World
Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.
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Economy Poor Rich
Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.
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Admire Character Follower Imitation Reason
Give me the character and I will forecast the event.
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Character Event Myself
A book should be luminous not voluminous.
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Book Knowledge Value
There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not resisted.
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Custom Freedom Resistence
The knowledge beyond all other knowledge is the knowledge how to excuse.
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Beyond Excuse Knowledge
Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great.
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Enthusiasm Greatness Inspirational
Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
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Blood Grief Tear
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
Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.
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Grave Soul Yourself
He must put his whole life into his work, who would do it well, and make it potential to influence other lives.
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Himself Influence Life Live Potential Work

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