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No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.

Herman Melville

Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity.
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Break Forever Hope Loose Perish Soul Struggle
Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.
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Friendship Love Sight Truth
If you can get nothing better out of the world, get a good dinner out of it, at least.
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Better Food World Yourself
Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.
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Compromise Edge Ragged Truth
Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.
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Bound Home Life One Liner
For as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land, so in the soul of man there lies one insular Tahiti, full of peace and joy, but encompassed by all the horrors of the half known life.
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Horror Life Ocean Surround
All deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of the soul to keep the open independence of her sea, while the wildest winds of heaven and earth conspire to cast her on the treacherous, slavish shore.
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Deep Earth Effort Ground Herself Mindset Thinking
I’ll try a pagan friend, thought I, since Christian kindness has proved but hollow courtesy.
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Friendship Hallow Myself Religion Shallow
There’s magic in the water that draws all men away form the land, that leads them over hills, down creeks and streams and rivers to the sea.
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Down Draw Land Magic Men Sea Stream Water
Better be an old maid, a woman with herself as a husband, than the wife of a fool; and Solomon more than hints that all men are fools; and every wise man knows himself to be one.
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Better Family Fool Himself Husband Life Maid Man Men Old Partner Stay Woman
Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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Dishonor Himself Respect
Beneath those stars is a universe of gliding monsters.
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Glide Monster Stars Universe
See how elastic our prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them.
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Growth Love Oneself Prejudice See
Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.
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Assumption Criticisms Humanity Poor Rich
The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails whereon my soul is grooved to run
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Myself Path Purpose Run Soul
I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.
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Appearance Handsome Judgement Myself Personality

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