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Business first; pleasure afterwards.


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To love and win is the best thing.To love and lose, the next best.



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A good laugh is sunshine in the house.



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The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.



What woman, however old, has not the bridal-favours and raiment stowed away, and packed in lavender, in the inmost cupboards of her heart?

What woman, however old, has not the bridal-favours and raiment stowed away, and packed in lavender, in the inmost cupboards of her heart?



When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.

When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.



Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.

Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.



To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.

To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.



Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman.

Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman.



Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.

Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.



Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.





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