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For strong souls Live like fire hearted suns, to spend their strength In furthest striving action.

A difference of tastes in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long sad years of youth were worth living for the sake of middle age.

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.

A man deep-wounded may feel too much pain To feel much anger.

Anger seek it prey,-- Something to tear with sharp-edged tooth and claw, Like not to go off hungry, leaving Love To feast on milk and honeycomb at will.

Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.

A blush is no language: only a dubious flag-signal which may mean either of two contradictories.

It is never too late to become what you might have been. -George Eliot.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

Childhood has no forebodings; but then, it is soothed by no memories of outlived sorrow.

The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.

The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.

I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them.

I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them.

I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them.

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.