Villainy wears many masks; none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.

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

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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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He that drinks beer, thinks beer.

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There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.

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Men are always doomed to be duped, not so much by the arts of the other as by their own imagination. They are always wooing goddesses, and marrying mere mortals.

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

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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 healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.

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