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  • A father may turn his back on his child, … . but a mother's love endures through all.
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  • A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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  • There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.
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  • A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.
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  • ...but what courage can withstand the ever-enduring and all-besetting terrors of a woman's tongue?
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  • A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
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  • Happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven.
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  • There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others, however humble.
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  • Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
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