A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.

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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.

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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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Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it

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He that drinks beer, thinks beer.

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

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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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It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man.

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Surely happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven

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