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The grandest of all laws is the law of progressive development. Under it, in the wide sweep of things, men grow wiser as they grow older, and societies better.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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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
Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.
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Economy Poor Rich
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources.
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Courage Coward Diminish Resource
There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.
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Anxiety Fear Greatness Life Ourselves
The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
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Greatness Life Small Sweet
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
A book should be luminous not voluminous.
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Book Knowledge Value
The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our regards. Cheerfulness is the off-shoot of goodness.
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Cheerful Goodness Live Time
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
Fame – a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.
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Depend Fame Truth Word
The great artist is a slave to his ideals.
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Artist Greatness Ideal Slave
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
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
What we call conscience in many instances, is only a wholesome fear of the law.
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Call Conscience Fear Instant Law
Truth, like the sun, submits to be obscured; but, like the sun, only for a time.
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Sun Time Truth
Whether one talks well depends very much upon whom he has to talk to.
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Depend Himself Talk

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