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The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.
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Bold Man Ourselves Past
It is some compensation for great evils, that they enforce great lessons.
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Compensation Evil Greatness Lesson
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
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
Successful love takes a load off our hearts, and puts it upon our shoulders.
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Heart Load Love Ourselves Success
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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Argue Character Discover Errors Judgement Mistake
It is our relation to circumstances that determine their influence over us. The same wind that blows one ship into port may blow another off shore.
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Determination Influence Oneself Relationship
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
Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.
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Genius Hands Observation Talent Writing
Poverty is only contemptible when it is felt to be so. Doubtless the best way to make our poverty respectable is to seem never to feel it as an evil.
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Doubt Evil Feeling Poverty Respect
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
Few minds wear out; more rust out.
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Mindset One Liner
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
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 beauty seen is partly in him who sees it.
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Beautiful Himself See Sight
It is our relation to circumstances that determines their influence upon us.
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Circumstance Determination Influence Relationship

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