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Formerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was a business; but now, when great fortunes are only made by business, business is war.

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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It is only an error of judgment to make a mistake, but it argues an infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.
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No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.
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There is probably no hell for authors in the next world – they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this.
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In the assurance of strength there is strength; and they are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their powers.
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Discretion is the salt, and fancy the sugar of life; the one preserves, the other sweetens it.
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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
Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.
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Fame – a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.
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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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Partial culture runs to the ornate, extreme culture to simplicity.
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Four sweet lips, two pure souls, and one undying affection, – these are love’s pretty ingredients for a kiss.
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We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.
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Bold Man Ourselves Past
Too much society makes a man frivolous; too little, a savage.
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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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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

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