Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYOne 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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Life is soul’s nursery- its training place for the destinies of eternity.
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Humor is wit and love.
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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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Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
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The world is good natured to people who are good natured.
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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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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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All is vanity, nothing is fair.
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Is beauty beautiful, or is it only our eyes that make it so?
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Except for the young or very happy, I can’t say I am sorry for anyone who dies.
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It is comparatively easy to leave a mistress, but very hard to be left by one.
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Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
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When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.
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Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.
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Benevolence and feeling ennoble the most trifling actions.
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