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" A dwarf who brings a standard along with him to measure his own size, take my word, is a dwarf in more articles than one. "
Own
Along
Him
" Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a man's stature as to his happiness. "
Happiness
Man
Principles
" An actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand. "
Universe
Palm
His
" An English man does not travel to see English men. "
Travel
Does
English
" But this is neither here nor there why do I mention it? Ask my pen, it governs me, I govern not it. "
Pen
Here
Me
" Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood. "
Number
Alarm
Vague
" For every ten jokes you acquire a hundred enemies. "
Acquire
Hundred
Jokes
" God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. "
God
Lamb
Wind
" I am persuaded that every time a man smiles - but much more so when he laughs - it adds something to this fragment of life. "
Time
Man
I Am
" In all unmerciful actions, the worst of men pay this compliment at least to humanity, as to endeavour to wear as much of the appearance of it, as the case will well let them. "
Appearance
Men
Compliment
" In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself. "
Mind
Alone
Solitude
" I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in a single cottage, on the top of a mountain, a mile from any habitation? He replied, that Providence was his next-door neighbor. "
Neighbor
Live
Top
" I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it. "
Eyes
Life
Open
" It is a great pity but tis certain from every day's observation of man, that he may be set on fire like a candle, at either end provided there is a sufficient wick standing out. "
Day
Candle
Great
" I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they were in duty both equally bound to it, had minded what they were about when they begot me. "
Me
Wish
Mother
" Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together. "
Together
World
More
" Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions. "
Power
Heart
Story
" Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest. "
Pursuit
Men
Rest
" Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas. "
Ideas
Amusing
Total
" Of all duties, prayer certainly is the sweetest and most easy. "
Prayer
Easy
Sweetest
" Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world, - though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst, - the cant of criticism is the most tormenting! "
Cant
Criticism
May
" One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct. "
Mind
Well
Morals
" Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. "
Nature
Forgiveness
Coward
" Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at. "
Human
Brave
Human Nature
" Our passion and principals are constantly in a frenzy, but begin to shift and waver, as we return to reason. "
Return
Begin
Passion
" Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other. "
Darkness
Succeed
Pleasure
" People who are always taking care of their health are like misers, who are hoarding a treasure which they have never spirit enough to enjoy. "
Health
People
Enjoy
" People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a treasure which they never enjoy. "
Care
Treasure
Health
" Religion which lays so many restraints upon us, is a troublesome companion to those who will lay no restraints upon themselves. "
Companion
Many
Religion
" Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners. "
Manners
Respect
Our
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