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Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?

William Makepeace Thackeray

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To be beautiful is enough! if a woman can do that well who should demand more from her? You don’t want a rose to sing.
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Oh, Vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of Fate are; How very weak the very wise, How very small the very great are!
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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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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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When Fate wills that something should come to pass, she sends forth a million of little circumstances to clear and prepare the way.
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Kindness is very indigestible. It disagrees with very proud stomachs.
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It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all.
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Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
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A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
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Bravery never goes out of fashion.
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A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
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Vanity is often the unseen spur.
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People hate as they love, unreasonably.
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Every man ought to be in love a few times in his life, and to have a smart attack of the fever. You are better for it when it is over: the better for your misfortune, if you endure it with a manly heart; how much the better for success, if you win it and a good wife into the bargain!
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