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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.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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Love makes fools of us all, big and little.
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Big Fools Love Small
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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People hate as they love, unreasonably.
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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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Fools Man Wisdom Yourself
Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
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In the midst of friends, home, and kind parents, she was alone.
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It is an awful thing to get a glimpse, as one sometimes does, when the time is past, of some little, little wheel which works the whole mighty machinery of fate, and see how our destinies turn on a minute’s delay or advance.
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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
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Honesty Strong Yourself
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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Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.
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All is vanity, nothing is fair.
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Fair Justice One Liner Right
Learn to admire rightly; the great pleasure of life is that. Note what the great men admired; they admired great things; narrow spirits admire basely, and worship meanly.
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There is a skeleton in every house.
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The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.
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Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.
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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

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