It’s a great comfort to some people to groan over their imaginary ills.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYIf thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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What a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is!
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Bad husbands will make bad wives.
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The great moments of life are but moments like the others. Your doom is spoken in a word or two. A single look from the eyes; a mere pressure of the hand, may decide it; or of the lips though they cannot speak.
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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
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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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Pray God, keep us simple.
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Those who forgets their friends to follow those of a higher status are truly snobs.
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Business first; pleasure afterwards.
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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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Humor is wit and love.
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There is a skeleton in every house.
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The best of women are hypocrites.
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In the midst of friends, home, and kind parents, she was alone.
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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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