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No joy in nature is

No joy in nature is so sublimely affecting as the joy of a mother at the good fortune of a child.
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The greatest hatred, like the

The greatest hatred, like the greatest virtue and the worst dogs, is quiet.
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When anyone is modest, not

When anyone is modest, not after praise, but after censure, then he is really so.
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There is nothing more beautiful

There is nothing more beautiful than cheerfulness in an old face, and among country people it is always a sign of a well-regulated life.
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It is a common remark

It is a common remark that men talk most who think least; just as frogs cease their quacking when a light is brought to the water-side.
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The more weakness the more

The more weakness the more falsehood; strength goes straight: every cannon ball that has in it hollows and holes goes crooked.
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The rose does not bloom

The rose does not bloom without thorns. True, but would that the thorns did not outlive the rose.
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Never does a man portray

Never does a man portray his own character more vividly than in his manner of portraying another.
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Sorrows are like thunder-clouds: in

Sorrows are like thunder-clouds: in the distance they look black, over our heads, hardly gray.
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No one is more profoundly

No one is more profoundly sad than he who laughs too much.
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