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It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence.

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And love's the noblest frailty of the mind.

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Love is love's reward.

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Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, but genius must be born; and never can be taught.

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Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.

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What passions cannot music raise or quell?

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Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of ease.

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For all have not the gift of martyrdom.

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Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may be.

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God never made His work for man to mend.

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Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

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It's bad luck to drown a postman.

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Does Grandpa love to baby-sit his grandchildren Are you kidding By day he is too busy taking hormone shots at the doctor's or chip shots on the golf course. At night he and Grandma are too busy doing the cha-cha.

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Whatever happened to that old-fashioned Grandpa If he still survives, he must be hiding in the small towns. You sure don't see him very often in the big city. The big-city Grandpa has gone big time. ... He is the life of every party, and out to prove he is just as young as he ever was. A grandchild who makes the mistake of calling him 'Gramps' is lucky if he isn't rewarded by a quick kick in the stomach.

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I used to envy kids who had an old-fashioned Grandpa. Not any more. I've got a new ambition. Now I just want to become a modern-type Grandpa myself-and really start living.

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A poor life this if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare.

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What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?

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The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him.

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And hear the pleasant cuckoo, loud and long - the simple bird that thinks two notes a song.

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Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.

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