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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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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A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

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

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

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One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.

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Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

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

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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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Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it

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