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The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in reading a good novel, must be incredibly stupid


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There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.



My heart is, and always will be, yours.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.



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It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.



There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.



The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.



Our scars make us know that our past was for real

Our scars make us know that our past was for real



None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.



What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.



Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.



The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.





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