Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
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Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion; and so let all young persons take their choice.
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Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
A woman with fair opportunities, and without an absolute hump, may marry whom she likes.
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Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
"No, you are not worthy of the love which I have devoted to you. I knew all along that the prize I had set my life on was not worth the winning; that I was a fool, with fond fancies, too, bartering away my all of truth and ardour against your little feeble remnant of love. I will bargain no more: I withdraw."
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Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray