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Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.

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People don't have fortunes left them in that style nowadays; men have to work and women to marry for money. It's a dreadfully unjust world.

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It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

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Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.

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It takes two flints to make a fire.

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Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it.

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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.

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Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know.

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A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well.

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Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.

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"Stay" is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.

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Life is my college. May I graduate well, and earn some honors!

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Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us-and those around us - more effectively. Look for the learning.

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I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I don't think any one will deny us.

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Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.

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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.

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Father asked us what was God's noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad; babies never are.

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Love is a great beautifier.

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What do girls do who haven't any mothers to help them through their troubles?

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