Oh, Vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of Fate are; How very weak the very wise, How very small the very great are!
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYAlas! we are the sport of destiny.
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Love makes fools of us all, big and little.
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An immense percentage of snobs, I believe, is to be found in every rank of this mortal life.
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Is beauty beautiful, or is it only our eyes that make it so?
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In the midst of friends, home, and kind parents, she was alone.
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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
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People hate as they love, unreasonably.
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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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Kindness is very indigestible. It disagrees with very proud stomachs.
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People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
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Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.
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To be thought rich is as good as to be rich.
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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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Women are jealous of cigars, they regard them as a strong rival.
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What a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is!
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Humor is wit and love.
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