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/ page 123 of 1205 /I said to Heart, 'How goes it?' Heart replied: 'Right as a Ribstone Pippin!'
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Oh! let us never, never doubt what nobody is sure about!
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Child! Do not throw this book about; refrain from the unholy pleasure of cutting all the pictures out.
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From quiet homes and first beginning,Out to the undiscovered ends,There's nothing worth the wear of winning,But laughter and the love of friends.
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The moment a man talks to his fellows he begins to lie.
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All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men.
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When I am dead, I hope it is said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his books were read'.
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Pale Ebenezer thought it wrong to fight, but Roaring Bill (who killed him) thought it right.
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The Llama is a woolly sort of fleecy hairy goat, with an indolent expression and an undulating throat; like an unsuccessful literary man.
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The grace of God is courtesy.
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We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.
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I shoot the Hippopotamus with bullets made of platinum, because if I use the leaden one his hide is sure to flatten em.
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I'm tired of love; I'm still more tired of rhyme; but money gives me pleasure all the time.
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It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation.
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Be at the pains of putting down every single item of expenditure whatsoever every day which could possibly be twisted into a professional expense and remember to lump in all the doubtfulls.
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No one is free who does not lord over himself.
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To do nothing evil is good; to wish nothing evil is better.
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Here is a field open for talent; and here, merit will a have certain favor, and industry is graced with its due reward.
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The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
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