I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.

You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
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Love Yourself
Women have many faults, but the worst of them all is that they are too pleased with themselves and take too little pains to please the men.
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Man Mistake Please Woman Worst
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
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Exception Expectation Result Rule
Things unhoped for happen oftener than things we desire.
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Desire Hope
The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these things with money.
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Know not what you know, and see not what you see.
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How great in number are the little minded men.
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Greatness Man Mindset Number
It is a great plague to be too handsome a man.
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If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
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All men love themselves.
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Love Man One Liner
Courage is to take hard knocks like a man when occasion calls.
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Call Courage Hard Knock Occasion
How often we see the greatest genius buried in obscurity!
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Bury Genius Greatness Often
It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is mastering you.
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Business Master Yourself
Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
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He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
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If you want to do something, do it!
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