A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYNever marry with the expectation of changing a person.
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Lucky he who has been educated to bear his fate, whatsoever it may be, by an early example of uprightness, and a childish training in honor.
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One of the greatest of a great man’s qualities is success; ‘t is the result of all the others; ‘t is a latent power in him which compels the favor of the gods, and subjugates fortune.
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Those who forgets their friends to follow those of a higher status are truly snobs.
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There is a skeleton in every house.
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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
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There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa.
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Successful people aren’t born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don’t like to do. The successful people don’t always like these things themselves; they just get on and do them.
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When Fate wills that something should come to pass, she sends forth a million of little circumstances to clear and prepare the way.
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Love makes fools of us all, big and little.
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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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Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.
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Humor is wit and love.
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Then sing as Martin Luther sang, As Doctor Martin Luther sang, “Who loves not wine, woman and song, He is a fool his whole life long.”
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Never marry with the expectation of changing a person.
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A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
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