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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Enthusiasts soon understand each other.

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Surely happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven

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He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart.

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

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

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He who would greatly deserve must greatly dare.

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

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