To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYWhich of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?
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A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
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Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.
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Money has only a different value in the eyes of each.
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Vanity is often the unseen spur.
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You can’t order remembrance out of the mind; and a wrong that was a wrong yesterday must be a wrong to-morrow.
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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 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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Bravery never goes out of fashion.
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No particular motive for living, except the custom and habit of it.
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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 fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
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When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.
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Frequent the company of your betters.
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Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
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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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