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A human heart can never grow old if it takes a lively interest in the pairing of birds, the reproduction of flowers, and the changing tints of autumn leaves.
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Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame.
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Woman stock is rising in the market. I shall not live to see women vote, but I’ll come and rap on the ballot box.
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Be spontaneous, be truthful, be free, and thus be individuals!
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Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an angel’s face.
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Work! work! that is my unfailing cure for all troubles.
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An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves.
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Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of their character, though few can decipher even fragments of their meaning.
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That a majority of women do not wish for any important change in their social and civil condition, merely proves that they are the unreflecting slaves of custom.
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