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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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Women are jealous of cigars, they regard them as a strong rival.
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Jealous Regard Rival Strong Woman
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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Attach Better Endurance Fortune Life Love Man Smart Yourself
Frequent the company of your betters.
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Appearance Better Company
It’s a great comfort to some people to groan over their imaginary ills.
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Comfortable Greatness Imagination People Sick
Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.
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An immense percentage of snobs, I believe, is to be found in every rank of this mortal life.
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People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
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Love seems to survive life, and to reach beyond it. I think we take it with us past the grave. Do we not still give it to those who have left us? May we not hope that they feel it for us, and that we shall leave it here in one or two fond bosoms, when we also are gone?
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Beyond Feeling Grave Hope Leaving Life Love Myself Past Reach Survive Thinking
It is an awful thing to get a glimpse, as one sometimes does, when the time is past, of some little, little wheel which works the whole mighty machinery of fate, and see how our destinies turn on a minute’s delay or advance.
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Destiny Fate Glimpse Machine Ourselves Past Time
What a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is!
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Charm Money Peace
Bad husbands will make bad wives.
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Husband Marriage One Liner Wife
Except for the young or very happy, I can’t say I am sorry for anyone who dies.
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Death Exception Happiness Sorry
Vanity is often the unseen spur.
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The moral world has no particular objection to vice, but an insuperable repugnance to hearing vice called by its proper name.
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Moral Prosperity Vice World
Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Desire Happiness Ourselves Satisfaction World
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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Action Born Establishment Habit People Success Work
A person can’t help their birth.
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Born Fate Help One Liner Person
The world is good natured to people who are good natured.
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Goodness Nature People World
All is vanity, nothing is fair.
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Fair Justice One Liner Right
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
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Appearance Happiness Heart Joy
Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
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Achievement Excellence Happiness Praise
Never marry with the expectation of changing a person.
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Change Expectation Marriage Person
Money has only a different value in the eyes of each.
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Different Eyes Money Value
Those who forgets their friends to follow those of a higher status are truly snobs.
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Forget Friendship True
Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.
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Goal Horizon Live Success Yourself
Sir, Respect Your Dinner: idolize it, enjoy it properly. You will be many hours in the week, many weeks in the year, and many years in your life happier if you do.
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Enjoyment Food Gratitude Happiness Life Proper Respect Time Yourself
Business first; pleasure afterwards.
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