To be thought rich is as good as to be rich.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYWe know that Heaven chastens those whom it loves best; being pleased by repeated trials, to make pure spirits more pure.
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Vanity is often the unseen spur.
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No particular motive for living, except the custom and habit of it.
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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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A person can’t help their birth.
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A lady who sets her heart upon a lad in uniform must prepare to change lovers pretty quickly, or her life will be but a sad one.
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Women are jealous of cigars, they regard them as a strong rival.
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Alas! we are the sport of destiny.
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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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Humor is wit and love.
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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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A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
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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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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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We can’t all be lions in this world. There must be some lambs, harmless, kindly, gregarious creatures for eating and shearing.
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Life without laughing is a dreary blank.
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