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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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Love seems to survive life, and to reach beyond it. I think we take it with us past the grave. Do we not still give it to those who have left us? May we not hope that they feel it for us, and that we shall leave it here in one or two fond bosoms, when we also are gone?
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Beyond Feeling Grave Hope Leaving Life Love Myself Past Reach Survive Thinking
Out of the fictitious book I get the expression of the life, of the times, of the manners, of the merriment, of the dress, the pleasure, the laughter, the ridicules of society. The old times live again. Can the heaviest historian do more for me?
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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
Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.
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Generosity Greeting Life Mirror Return Smile Yourself
Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
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Achievement Excellence Happiness Praise
There is a skeleton in every house.
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Bone Home
Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?
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Desire Happiness Ourselves Satisfaction World
Ah me! we wound where we never intended to strike; we create anger where we never meant harm; and these thoughts are the thorns in our cushion.
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Angry Creation Harm Intend Ourselves Wound
Kindness is very indigestible. It disagrees with very proud stomachs.
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Argument Body Kindness Proud
One of the great conditions of anger and hatred is, that you must tell and believe lies against the hated object, in order, as we said, to be consistent.
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Angry Believe Consistent Greatness Hate Lying Order
I believe that remorse is the least active of all a man’s moral senses.
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Active Believe Man Moral Myself
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
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Appearance Happiness Heart Joy
Oh, Vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of Fate are; How very weak the very wise, How very small the very great are!
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Fate Greatness Small Vanity Way Weakness Wisdom
To be beautiful is enough! if a woman can do that well who should demand more from her? You don’t want a rose to sing.
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Beautiful Demand Enough Herself Rose Sing Woman
Business first; pleasure afterwards.
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Business Happiness Motivational
It’s a great comfort to some people to groan over their imaginary ills.
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Comfortable Greatness Imagination People Sick

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