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There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in travelling in a stage- coach, that it is often a ...
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A woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world: it is there her ambition strives for empire; it is there her avar...
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There is in every true woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.
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There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.
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The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.
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The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal -- every other affliction to forget: but this wound we consider it a duty to keep open -- this affliction we cherish and brood over in solitude.
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Rising genius always shoots out its rays from among the clouds, but these will gradually roll away and disappear as it ascends to its steady luster.
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There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.
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There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in traveling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift one's position and be bruised in a new place.
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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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In civilized life, where the happiness and indeed almost the existence of man, depends on the opinion of his fellow men. He is constantly acting a studied part.
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There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others, however humble.
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Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way throughout a thousand obstacles.
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Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.
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Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
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Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
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An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.
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A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
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A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all.
By Washington Irving
A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
By Washington Irving