Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYIs beauty beautiful, or is it only our eyes that make it so?
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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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It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all.
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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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Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
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Sir, Respect Your Dinner: idolize it, enjoy it properly. You will be many hours in the week, many weeks in the year, and many years in your life happier if you do.
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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
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Humor is wit and love.
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All is vanity, nothing is fair.
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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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What a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is!
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Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
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Bad husbands will make bad wives.
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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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People hate as they love, unreasonably.
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There is a skeleton in every house.
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