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The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart.
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When a nation's young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung.
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We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning.
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He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
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Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.
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In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
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You cannot sift out the poor from the community. The poor are indispensable to the rich.
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The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.
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It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it.
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Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.
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Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.
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