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Give me the character and I will forecast the event.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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Life is indeed either a rich possession or a poor, according as it is made subservient to noble aims or ignoble pleasures.
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Happiness Life Poor Possession Rich
Dreamers are half-way men of thought, and men of thought are half-way men of action.
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Action Dreams Himself Man Thinking
Words, like cannon balls, should go direct to their mark.
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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
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
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
Truth, like the sun, submits to be obscured; but, like the sun, only for a time.
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Sun Time Truth
The beauty seen is partly in him who sees it.
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Beautiful Himself See Sight
Troubles forereckoned are doubly suffered.
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Double Suffering Trouble
If it is a distinction to have written a good book, it is also a disgrace to have written a bad one.
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Bad Book Goodness Oneself Writing
The greatest happiness comes from the greatest activity.
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Activity Greatness Happiness
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
A book should be luminous not voluminous.
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Book Knowledge Value
Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.
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Genius Hands Observation Talent Writing
Discretion is the salt, and fancy the sugar of life; the one preserves, the other sweetens it.
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Life Oneself Perseverance Sweet
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

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