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One is as one is, and the love that can't encompass both is a poor sort of love.

One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.

One never hugs one's good luck so affectionately as when listening to the relation of some horrible misfortunes which has overtaken others.

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

Only the brave know how to forgive. ... A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.

Over a period of time it's been driven home to me that I'm not going to be the most popular writer in the world, so I'm always happy when anything in any way is accepted.

Philosophy can add to our happiness in no other manner but by diminishing our misery; it should not pretend to increase our present stock, but make us economists of what we are possessed of. Happy were we all born philosophers; all born with a talent of thus dissipating our own cares by spreading them upon all mankind.

Poor and content is rich, and rich enough; but riches endless is as poor as winter to him that ever fears he shall be poor.

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

Reject hatred without hating.

Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.

Resentments are burdens we don't need to carry.

Revenge could steal a man's life until there was nothing left but emptiness.

Revenge may not be a particularly high consciousness-oriented activity.

Seeds of discouragement will not grow in the thankful heart.

Slight not what's near, while aiming at what's far.

Some troubles, like a protested note of a solvent debtor, bear interest.

Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy; its after-flavor, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned.

Sufficiency's enough for men of sense.


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