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No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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It is our relation to circumstances that determines their influence upon us.
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Circumstance Determination Influence Relationship
The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity and execute with vigor.
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Audacity Enterprise Planning
A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it.
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Mistake Repeat Secret Sound
How like a railway tunnel is the poor man’s life, with the light of childhood at one end, the intermediate gloom, and only the glimmer of a future life at the other extremity!
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Childhood Future Life Man Poor
Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
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Blood Grief Tear
Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.
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Grave Soul Yourself
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
We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.
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Fear Ignorance Ourselves
Men, like musical instruments, seem made to be played upon.
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Instrument Man Music Play
A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.
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Determination Enough Establishment Failure Strong Success
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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Author Criticism Hell Publish Suffering World
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
Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues.
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Friendship Virtue Weakness
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
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
Common sense, alas in spite of our educational institutions, is a rare commodity.
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Education Institution Rare

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