Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment.
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It is wonderful to think how men of very large estates not only spend their yearly income, but are often actually in want of money. It is clear, they have not value for what they spend.
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Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates.
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Parents and children seldom act in concert each child endeavours to appropriate the esteem or fondness of the parents, and the parents, with yet less temptation, betray each other to their children.
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Allow children to be happy in their own way, for what better way will they find?
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