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Happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven.
Washington Irving - American writer and poet
US essayist, historian, & novelist
1783 - 1859
There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others, however humble.
A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.
Great minds have purposes, little minds have wishes.
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
I am always at a loss to know how much to believe of my own stories.
A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

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