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We can’t all be lions in this world. There must be some lambs, harmless, kindly, gregarious creatures for eating and shearing.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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Bravery never goes out of fashion.
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Brave Fashion One Liner
We know that Heaven chastens those whom it loves best; being pleased by repeated trials, to make pure spirits more pure.
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Best Heaven Love Purity Repeat Spirit
I believe that remorse is the least active of all a man’s moral senses.
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Active Believe Man Moral Myself
Love makes fools of us all, big and little.
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A lady who sets her heart upon a lad in uniform must prepare to change lovers pretty quickly, or her life will be but a sad one.
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Change Heart Life Lover Man Oneself Preparation Quick Sad Woman
Every man ought to be in love a few times in his life, and to have a smart attack of the fever. You are better for it when it is over: the better for your misfortune, if you endure it with a manly heart; how much the better for success, if you win it and a good wife into the bargain!
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Attach Better Endurance Fortune Life Love Man Smart Yourself
When I say that I know women, I mean I know that I don’t know them. Every single woman I ever knew is a puzzle to me, as, I have no doubt, she is to herself.
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Herself Myself Mystery Puzzle Woman
The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.
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Face Man Reflection World
Kindness is very indigestible. It disagrees with very proud stomachs.
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Argument Body Kindness Proud
Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.
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Goal Horizon Live Success Yourself
There is a skeleton in every house.
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People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
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Character Laughter People Selfish
Next to eating good dinners, a healthy man with a benevolent turn of mind, must like, I think, to read about them.
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The moral world has no particular objection to vice, but an insuperable repugnance to hearing vice called by its proper name.
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Moral Prosperity Vice World
Business first; pleasure afterwards.
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Business Happiness Motivational
The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected.
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