Bravery never goes out of fashion.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYThe pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected.
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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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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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The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected.
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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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Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.
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Bad husbands will make bad wives.
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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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Those who forgets their friends to follow those of a higher status are truly snobs.
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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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Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
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It is a friendly heart that has plenty of friends.
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What a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is!
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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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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
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No particular motive for living, except the custom and habit of it.
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