Quote by Alphonse Karr
Every man has three characters — that which he exhibits, th

Every man has three characters — that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has. – Alphonse Karr

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Love in marriage should be the accomplishment of a beautiful dream, and not, as it too often is, the end. – Alphonse Karr

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Marriage
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Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns I am thankful that thorns have roses. – Alphonse Karr

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thankful
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But words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling like dew, upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps, millions, think. – Lord Byron, Don Juan, 1819

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It is not reason that gives us our moral orientation, it is sensitivity. – Maurice Barreès, La Grande Pitié des églises de France, 1914

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Often we can help each other most by leaving each other alone; at other times we need the hand-grasp and the word of cheer. – Elbert Hubbard

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I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor. – Henry David Thoreau

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Miscellaneous

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Power is like being a lady… if you have to tell people you are, you arent. – Margaret Thatcher

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As a precocious teen I dreamed of being Graham Greene. Well, as it turned out, I never wrote a great novel, sadly, and I never converted to Catholicism, happily, but I did do one thing he did. That is, in middle age I moved to a seaside town and got into a right barney with the local powers-that-be. – Julie Burchill

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Refuse to accept the belief that your professional relevance, career success or financial security turns on the next update on the latest technology. Sometimes its good to put the paddle down and just let the canoe glide. – Simon Mainwaring

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If a man could have half his wishes, he would double his troubles. – Benjamin Franklin

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