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One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours spent on both sides in inward wrestling with the mental demon of uncharitable feeling. ↗

— William James

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The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour. ↗

— William James

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The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck. ↗

— William James

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I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

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One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

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It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each other, and find sympathy. It is in our follies that we are one. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

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Conceit is the finest armour a man can wear. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

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Let your daughter have first of all the book of Psalms for holiness of heart, and be instructed in the Proverbs of Solomon for her godly life. ↗

— St. Jerome

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Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies! ↗

— St. Jerome

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Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a be general natural law. ↗

— St. Jerome

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