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A library is but the soul's burying ground. It is a land of shadows.
[ Libraries ]
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A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.
[ Self-expression ]
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A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
[ Gratitude ]
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Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.
[ Adversity ]
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All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.
[ Ambition ]
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All words are pegs to hang ideas on.
[ Words ]
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Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.
[ Books - Reading ]
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Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance
[ Appearance ]
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Death is the dropping of the flower that the fruit may swell.
[ Death and Dying ]
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Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
[ Defeat ]
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Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.
[ Losers and Losing ]
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Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.
[ Charity ]
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Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
[ Forgiveness ]
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Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.
[ Principles ]
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Fear secretes acids; but love and trust are sweet juices.
[ Fear ]
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Genius unexerted is no more genius than a bushel of acorns is a forest of oaks.
[ Genius ]
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God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses.
[ Grace ]
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God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.
[ Forgiveness ]
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God's providence is on the side of clear heads.
[ Providence ]
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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
[ Gratitude ]
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He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
[ Influence ]
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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
[ Worth ]
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He who hunts for flowers will finds flowers; and he who loves weeds will find weeds.
[ Gossip ]
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Heaven will be inherited by every man who has heaven in his soul.
[ Heaven ]
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I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I cannot forgive.
[ Forgiveness ]
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I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
[ Love ]
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In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
[ Sacrifice ]
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In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows cast.
[ Joy ]
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It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk.
[ Prayer ]
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Keep a fair-sized cemetery in your back yard, in which to bury the faults of your friends.
[ Friends and Friendship ]
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Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time.
[ Law and Lawyers ]
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Love is the river of life in the world.
[ Love ]
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Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful life unto God.
[ Zest ]
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Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.
[ Anger ]
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Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.
[ Gratitude ]
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No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.
[ Sanity ]
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No man is such a conqueror, as the one that has defeated himself.
[ Discipline ]
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Nothing dies so hard, or rallies so often as intolerance.
[ Intolerance ]
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Now comes the mystery.
[ Famous Last Words ]
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Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
[ Success ]
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Private opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent.
[ Opinions ]
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Repentance is another name for aspiration.
[ Repentance ]
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Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.
[ Riches ]
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Suffering is part of the divine idea.
[ Suffering ]
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That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
[ Culture ]
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The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart.
[ Family ]
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The dog is the god of frolic.
[ Animals ]
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The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.
[ Time and Time Management ]
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
[ Heart ]
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The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others.
[ Influence ]
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