It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.

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Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.

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There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.

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Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.

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Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.

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In ambition, as in love, the successful can afford to be indulgent toward their rivals. The prize our own, it is graceful to recognize the merit that vainly aspired to it.

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Sensitiveness is closely allied to egotism; and excessive sensibility is only another name for morbid self-consciousness. The cure for tender sensibilities is to make more of our objects and less of our selves.

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