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Vanity is often the unseen spur.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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To see a young couple loving each other is no wonder; but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight of all.
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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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The best of women are hypocrites.
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A pair of bright eyes with a dozen glances suffice to subdue a man; to enslave him, and enflame him; to make him even forget; they dazzle him so that the past becomes straightway dim to him; and he so prizes them that he would give all his life to possess ’em.
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It is from the level of calamities, not that of every-day life, that we learn impressive and useful lessons.
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There is a skeleton in every house.
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It is comparatively easy to leave a mistress, but very hard to be left by one.
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To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted my no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forgo even ambition when the end is gained – who can say this is not greatness?
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We know that Heaven chastens those whom it loves best; being pleased by repeated trials, to make pure spirits more pure.
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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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Alas! we are the sport of destiny.
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There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa.
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What a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is!
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Bravery never goes out of fashion.
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Business first; pleasure afterwards.
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To be thought rich is as good as to be rich.
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