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'Tis strange what a man may do, and a woman yet think him an angel.
[ Men and Women ]
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A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
[ Laughter ]
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Come children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.
[ Childhood ]
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Despair is perfectly compatible with a good dinner, I promise you.
[ Despair ]
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Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone who dies.
[ Death and Dying ]
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Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.
[ Humor ]
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I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
[ Senses ]
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I would rather make my name than inherit it.
[ Inheritance ]
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If a man character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business.
[ Character ]
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It is to the middle-class we must look for the safety of England.
[ Middle Class ]
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It's not dying for faith that's so hard, it's living up to it.
[ Faith ]
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Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! -- what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
[ Injury ]
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Next to excellence, comes the appreciation of it.
[ Motivation ]
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Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.
[ Selfishness ]
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People hate as they love, unreasonably.
[ Hatred ]
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People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
[ Conceit ]
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The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.
[ Attitude ]
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Those who forgets their friends to follow those of a higher status are truly snobs.
[ Friends and Friendship ]
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When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.
[ Enjoyment ]
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