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A womans heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must

A womans heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must be pressed small, like Chinese feet her happiness is to be made as cakes are, by a fixed recipe. – George Eliot

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There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows. – George Eliot

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Whether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare ones self to do without it. – George Eliot

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Maturity – among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates. – Dag Hammarskjold

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The crown of life is neither happiness nor annihilation it is understanding. – Winifred Holtby

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Today, we stand as a united country and are much closer to the ideals set forth in our Constitution that all men are created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. – Jim Ryun

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