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It is our relation to circumstances that determines their influence upon us.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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Like the withered roses of a once gay garland, the feelings of youth command in age a melancholy interest.
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Age Feeling Interest Rose Youth
Without death in the world, existence in it would soon become, through over-population, the most frightful of curses.
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Curse Death Existence Fear World
Too much society makes a man frivolous; too little, a savage.
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Man Savage Society
Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.
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Greatness Principal Remember Warrior
Poverty is only contemptible when it is felt to be so. Doubtless the best way to make our poverty respectable is to seem never to feel it as an evil.
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Doubt Evil Feeling Poverty Respect
Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.
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Doubt Willing Yourself
Excessive sensibility is only another name for morbid self-consciousness.
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Aware Consciousness Name
A book should be luminous not voluminous.
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Book Knowledge Value
It is with a company as it is with a punch, everything depends upon the ingredients of which it in composed.
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Company Compose Depend
Words, like cannon balls, should go direct to their mark.
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Direction Mark Word
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
Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.
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Grave Soul Yourself
Few minds wear out; more rust out.
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Mindset One Liner
Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.
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Goodness Wisdom
The loveliest faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with the eye and half with the fancy.
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Eyes Face Light Love Moon Oneself
It is only an error of judgment to make a mistake, but it argues an infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.
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Argue Character Discover Errors Judgement Mistake

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