Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected till it is shared.
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Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom; unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel.Jane Porter
In the career of female fame, there are few prizes to be obtained which can vie with the obscure state of a beloved wife, or a happy mother.
Jane Porter
The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.
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Beauty of form affects the mind, but then it must be understood that it is not the mere shell that we admire we are attracted by the idea that this shell is only a beautiful case adjusted to the shape and value of a still more beautiful pearl within. The perfection of outward loveliness is the soul shining through its crystalline covering.
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Imparting knowledge is only lighting other men's candles at our lamp without depriving ourselves of any flame.
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