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Men, like musical instruments, seem made to be played upon.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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Men, like musical instruments, seem made to be played upon.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Instrument Man Music Play
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 beauty seen is partly in him who sees it.
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Beautiful Himself See Sight
Successful love takes a load off our hearts, and puts it upon our shoulders.
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Heart Load Love Ourselves Success
An eager pursuit of fortune is inconsistent with a severe devotion to truth. The heart must grow tranquil before the thought can become searching.
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Growth Heart Pursuit Search Severe
Give me the character and I will forecast the event.
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Character Event Myself
It is our relation to circumstances that determines their influence upon us.
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Circumstance Determination Influence Relationship
The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess.
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Dangerous Excess Fire Passion Way
Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised.
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Enthusiasm Fear Greatness Inspirational Man
Contentment is not happiness. An oyster may be contented. Happiness is compounded of richer elements.
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Element Happiness Rich Satisfaction
Something of a person’s character may be observed by how they smile. Some never smile they only grin.
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Character Observation Person Smile
We give our best affections to the beautiful, only our second best to the useful.
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Affection Beautiful Best Ourselves
Too much society makes a man frivolous; too little, a savage.
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Man Savage Society
Within the sacred walls of libraries we find the best thoughts, the purest feelings, and the most exalted imaginings of our race.
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Imagination Library Ourselves Race Sacred Thinking Wall
Wit, like poetry, is insusceptible of being constructed upon rules founded merely in reason. Like faith, it exists independent of reason, and sometimes in hostility to it.
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Existence Faith Independent Poetry Reason Rule
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

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