Grief ennobles the commonest people because it has its own essential grandeur. To shine with the luster of grief, a person need only be sincere

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Give to a wounded heart seclusion; consolation nor reason ever effected anything in such a case

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Genuine sorrows are very tranquil in appearance in the deep bed they have dug for themselves. But, seeming to slumber, they corrode the soul like that frightful acid which penetrates crystal

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Gentleness in the gait is what simplicity is in the dress. Violent gestures or quick movements inspire involuntary disrespect

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Genius is intensity

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Generally our confidences move downward rather than upward; in our secret affairs, we employ our inferiors much more than our bettors

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For the journalist, anything probable is gospel truth

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For certain people, misfortune is a beacon that lights up the dark and baser sides of social life

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Fools gain greater advantages through their weakness than intelligent men through their strength. We watch a great man struggling against fate and we do not lift a finger to help him. But we patronize a grocer who is headed for bankruptcy

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Envy lurks at the bottom of the human heart, like a viper in its hole

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