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A bird sings, a child prattles, but it is the same hymn; hymn indistinct, inarticulate, but full of profound meaning. - [Instinct] A few feet under the ground reigns so profound a silence, and yet so much tumult on the surface! - [Death] A fixed idea ends in madness or heroism. - [Ideas] A soul only needs to see a smile in a white-crape bonnet in order to enter the palace of dreams. - [Smiles] A stout heart may be ruined in fortune but not in spirit. - [Courage] A woman's best qualities are harmful if undiluted with prudence. - [Prudence] A wretched woman is more unfortunate than a wretched man. - [Women] Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters. - [Adversity] Art needs no spur beyond itself. - [Art] As the purse is emptied the heart is filled. - [Charity] Brahma once asked of Force, "Who is stronger than thou?" She replied, "Address." - [Address] Caution is the eldest child of wisdom. - [Caution] Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees. - [Prayer] Cheerfulness is like money well expended in charity; the more we dispense of it, the greater our possession. - [Cheerfulness] Common sense is in spite of, not the result of, education. - [Common Sense] Creation lives, grows, and multiplies; man is but a witness. - [Man] Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery. - [Curiosity] Dirt has been shrewdly termed "misplaced material." - [Dirt] Earnestness is the salt of eloquence. - [Earnestness] Emotion is always new. - [Emotion] Enthusiasm is the fever of reason. - [Enthusiasm] Every body drags its shadow, and every mind its doubt. - [Doubt] Every idea must have a visible enfolding. - [Ideas] Excitement is not enjoyment: in calmness lies true pleasure. The most precious wines are sipped, not bolted at a swallow. - [Excitement] Foppery is the egotism of clothes. - [Foppery] Displaying page 1 of 5 for this author: Next >> [1] 2 3 4 5
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