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Is there not some chosen curse...

Is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man who owes his greatness to his country's ruin!

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Talking with a friend is nothi...

Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.

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Sunday clears away the rust of...

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

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From hence, let fierce contend...

From hence, let fierce contending nations know, What dire effects from civil discord flow

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The man who will live above hi...

The man who will live above his present circumstances, is in great danger of soon living beneath them; or as the Italian proverb says, 'The man that lives by hope, will die by despair

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Men may change their climate, ...

Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.

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The unjustifiable severity of ...

The unjustifiable severity of a parent is loaded with this aggravation, that those whom he injures are always in his sight.

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A good conscience is to the so...

A good conscience is to the soul what health is to the body; it preserves constant ease and serenity within us; and more than countervails all the calamities and afflictions which can befall us from without.

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When men are easy in their cir...

When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.

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Three grand essentials to happ...

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

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Our real blessings often appea...

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.

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Cheerfulness is the best promo...

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

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Man is subject to innumerable ...

Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.

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If you wish to succeed in life...

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

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To be an atheist requires an i...

To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism would deny.

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A contented mind is the greate...

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

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It is only imperfection that c...

It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.

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The greatest sweetener of huma...

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

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True happiness arises, in the ...

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.

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Mysterious love, uncertain tre...

Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about thee: Yet who would live, and live without thee!

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....