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There are seaons when our passions have slept so long that we know not whether they still exist in us. So does flax forget that it is combustible when the fire is away from it.

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
Whether one talks well depends very much upon whom he has to talk to.
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The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
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Greatness Life Small Sweet
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
The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity and execute with vigor.
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Audacity Enterprise Planning
Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.
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Goodness Wisdom
What we call conscience in many instances, is only a wholesome fear of the law.
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Call Conscience Fear Instant Law
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
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
We should round every day of stirring action with an evening of thought. We learn nothing of our experience except we muse upon it.
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Action Day Exception Experience Learning Ourselves
A book should be luminous not voluminous.
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Book Knowledge Value
It is our relation to circumstances that determines their influence upon us.
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Circumstance Determination Influence Relationship
Activity and sadness are incompatible.
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Activity One Liner Sadness
Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music.
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Food Greatness Material Music
Give me the character and I will forecast the event.
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When we get tired of enjoying all the pleasures within our reach, we have still a resource in thinking of others that are not.
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