Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. In love to our wives there is desire; to our sons, ambition, but to our daughters there is something which there are no words to express.
JOSEPH ADDISONOne of the most important but one of the most difficult things for a powerful mind is to be its own master.
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Music, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have hear below.
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It is ridiculous for any man to criticize on the works of another, who has not distinguished himself by his own performances.
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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
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Nature is full of wonders; every atom is a standing miracle, and endowed with such qualities, as could not be impressed on it by a power and wisdom less than infinite.
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Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.
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One of the most important but one of the most difficult things for a powerful mind is to be its own master.
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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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Artificial intelligence will never be a match for natural stupidity.
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When I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves,
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Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
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Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
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Hunting is not a proper employment for a thinking man.
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Encourage innocent amusement.
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A good character, good habits and iron industry are impregnable to the assaults of all ill-luck that fools ever dreamed.
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