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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He that drinks beer, thinks beer.

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Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

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There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that trancends all other affections of the heart

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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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A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

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

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He who would study nature in its wildness and variety, must plunge into the forest, must explore the glen, must stem the torrent, and dare the precipice.

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after a man passes 60 , his mischief is mainly in his head

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

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