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Quote by James Boswell
I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innoc

I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends. – James Boswell

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I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything. – James Boswell

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For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation. – James Boswell

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Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their power, which no subsequent connections can supply… – Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, 1814

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Elder sisters never can do younger ones justice! – Charlotte M. Yonge

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Help one another, is part of the religion of sisterhood. – Louisa May Alcott

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A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life. – Isadora James

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