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Without death in the world, existence in it would soon become, through over-population, the most frightful of curses.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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Nothing is so fragile as thought in its infancy; an interruption breaks it: nothing is so powerful, even to overturning empires, when it reaches its maturity.
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Fragile Himself Interrupt Maturity Powerful Reach
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
The reveries of the dreamer advance his hopes, but not their realization. One good hour of earnest work is worth them all.
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Dreams Himself Hope Realization Worth
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
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
Give me the character and I will forecast the event.
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Character Event Myself
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
Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.
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Genius Hands Observation Talent Writing
A book should be luminous not voluminous.
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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
It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.
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Affection Kiss Passion Sweet Taste
Partial culture runs to the ornate, extreme culture to simplicity.
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Culture Run Simplicity
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
Too much society makes a man frivolous; too little, a savage.
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Man Savage Society
Truth, like the sun, submits to be obscured; but, like the sun, only for a time.
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Sun Time Truth
Four sweet lips, two pure souls, and one undying affection, – these are love’s pretty ingredients for a kiss.
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Affection Death Kiss Lips Purity Soul

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