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/ page 1142 of 1205 /The book of female logic is blotted all over with tears, and Justice in their courts is forever in a passion.
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People hate as they love, unreasonably.
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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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Dinner was made for eating, not for talking.
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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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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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Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
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There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa.
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People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
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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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I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
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A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
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Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
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'Tis strange what a man may do, and a woman yet think him an angel.
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It is to the middle-class we must look for the safety of England.
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Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
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Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman.
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The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar things new.
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Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone who dies.
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An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through.
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