The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
Christian Nestell Bovee
The next best thing to being witty one's self, is to be able to quote another's wit.
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For God's sake don't say yes until I've finished talking.
talking
False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade.
leaving friends cross shadow false walk close sunshine
Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit.
Mind unemployed is mind un-enjoyed.
mind
No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.
happiness delusions
A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.
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life
There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.
life beauty
Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.
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They are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their own powers.
power faith
Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them.
nature
We trifle when we assign limits to our desires, since nature hath set none.
trifles nature
Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.
example character
Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised.
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