Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.

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The tongue is the only instrument that gets sharper with use.

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Enthusiasts soon understand each other.

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Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

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Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.

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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

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There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.

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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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Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.

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The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.

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