In travelling I shape myself betimes to idleness And take fools’ pleasure
GEORGE ELIOTThe finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
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No man can be wise on an empty stomach.
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Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
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It is never too late to become the person you always thought you could be.
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It is surely better to pardon too much, than to condemn too much.
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I like breakfast-time better than any other moment in the day. No dust has settled on one’s mind then, and it presents a clear mirror to the rays of things.
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There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation of our gusts and storms.
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If we had a keen vision and feeling of all ordinary human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow and the squirrel’s heart beat, and we should die of that roar which lies on the other side of silence.
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Much of our waking experience is but a dream in the daylight.
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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.
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The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.
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There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.
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Men outlive their love, but they don’t outlive the consequences of their recklessness.
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Those who trust us educate us.
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Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning.
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Adventure is not outside man; it is within.
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