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There is no duty we so much underrated as the duty of being happy.



Thereís no music like a little riverís ... It takes the mind out of doors ... and... sir, it quiets a man down like saying his prayers.



Go, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore



Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on Buddhists and vegetarians, for we feed on babies, though not our own



A bottle of good wine, like a good act, shines ever in the retrospect



An aspiration is a joy for ever, a possession as solid as a landed estate



The existence of a man is so small a thing to take, so mighty a thing to employ.



When it comes to my own turn to lay my weapons down, I shall do so with thankfulness and fatigue, and whatever be my destiny afterward, I shall be glad to lie down with my fathers in honor. It is human at least, if not divine.



Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on Buddhists and vegetarians, for we feed on babies, though not our own.



It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.



Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.



It is a golden maxim to cultivate the garden for the nose, and the eyes will take care of themselves.



Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.



Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.



It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity.








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