I am told so many ill things of a man, and I see so few in him, that … - Jean de la Bruyere

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Begin each day with the expectation that it will bring something new, something to which you can say yes.

Jean de la Bruyere

I am told so many ill things of a man, and I see so few in him, that I begin to suspect he has a real but troublesome merit, as being likely to eclipse that of others.

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The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.

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Out of difficulties grow miracles.

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The beginning and the end of love are both marked by embarrassment when the two find themselves alone. [Fr. , Le commencement et le declin de l'amour se font sentir par l'embarras ou l'on est de se trouver seuls. ]

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A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself.

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Caprice in woman is the antidote to beauty.

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Shirley MacLaine

Audrey was the kind of person who when she saw someone else suffering tried to take their pain on herself. She was a healer. She knew how to love. You didn't have to be in constant contact with her to feel you had a friend. We always picked up right where we left off.

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Ralph Marston

Begin each day with the expectation that it will bring something new, something to which you can say yes.

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Germaine Greer

The hippie is the scion of surplus value. The dropout can only claim sanctity in a society which offers something to be dropped out of--career, ambition, conspicuous consumption. The effects of hippie sanctimony can only be felt in the context of others who plunder his lifestyle for what they find good or profitable, a process known as rip-off by the hippie, who will not see how savagely he has pillaged intricate and demanding civilizations for his own parodic lifestyle.

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Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

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