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 God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers, and severely by answering them.  Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. Too often in ironing out trouble someone gets scorched. To make pleasure pleasant, shorten. Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command. Flaubert had infinite correction to perform. Too often we . . . enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. Ask the gods nothing excessive. Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand. Pure truth, like pure gold, has been found unfit for circulation because men have discovered that it is far more convenient to adulterate the truth than to refine themselves. The bluebird carries the sky on his back. We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until... we have stopped saying "It got lost," and say, "I lost it." That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining our own esteem. The same heart beats in every human breast. Your success depends on your ability to dream and follow through on those dreams. I'd hate to be a teetotaler. Imagine getting up in the morning and knowing that's as good as you're going to feel all day. The sun also shines on the wicked. - Seneca Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die. - Bible Drinking water neither makes a man sick, nor in debt, nor his wife a widow. The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness. 
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