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The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself.


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Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.



You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.

You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.



The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.

The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.



What knowledge is there of which man is capable that is not founded on the exterior,--the relation that exists between visible and invisible, the perceptible and the imperceptible?

What knowledge is there of which man is capable that is not founded on the exterior,--the relation that exists between visible and invisible, the perceptible and the imperceptible?



You can depend on no man, on no friend, but him who can depend on himself.

You can depend on no man, on no friend, but him who can depend on himself.



Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.



Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.

Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.



Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.

Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.



Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.

Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.



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Sensibility is the power of woman.





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"Plain English" - everybody loves it demands it - from the other fellow.



Maybe because I am from a sports background, I don't give up easily. I am a fighter.

Maybe because I am from a sports background, I don't give up easily. I am a fighter.



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If my Dad doesn't like you, you will know. My Mom is just too innocent to ever lie. She doesn't even cuss.



The mutual confidence on which all else depends can be maintained only by an open mind and a brave reliance upon free discussion.

The mutual confidence on which all else depends can be maintained only by an open mind and a brave reliance upon free discussion.



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We have something more reliable than a poll that changes everyday.



This is a most unfortunate affair, and will probably be much talked of. But we must stem the tide of idle chatter, and pour into our wounded bosoms the soothing balm of vengeance.

This is a most unfortunate affair, and will probably be much talked of. But we must stem the tide of idle chatter, and pour into our wounded bosoms the soothing balm of vengeance.



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If you ask me, you see, I prefer doing film. The reason I'm doing a sitcom is because it's much more approachable.



From the time the Englishman's bones harden into bones at all, he makes his skeleton a flagstaff, and he early plants his feet like one who is to walk the world and the decks of all the seas.

From the time the Englishman's bones harden into bones at all, he makes his skeleton a flagstaff, and he early plants his feet like one who is to walk the world and the decks of all the seas.




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