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Humor is the mistress of tears.


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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.

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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.



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



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



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Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.



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