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The stranger who receives the rare gift of human kindness holds its value in his heart forever.
Charles Dudley Warner
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Charles Dudley Warner
Age: 71 †
Born: 1829
Born: September 12
Died: 1900
Died: October 20
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Hampshire County
Massachusetts
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I do not know the names of all the weeds and plants, I have to do as Adam did in his garden... name things as I find them.
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There is nothing that disgusts a man like getting beaten at chess by a woman.
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Nature is, in fact, a suggester of uneasiness, a promoter of pilgrimages and of excursions of the fancy which never come to any satisfactory haven.
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Public opinion is stronger than the legislature, and nearly as strong as the ten commandments.
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The chief effect of talk on any subject is to strengthen one's own opinions, and, in fact, one never knows exactly what he does believe until he is warmed into conviction by the heat of attack and defence.
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In onion is strength and a garden without it lacks flavour. The onion, in its satin wrappings, is among the most beautiful of vegetables and it is the only one that represents the essence of things. It can almost be said to have a soul.
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Goodness comes out of people who bask in the sun, as it does out of a sweet apple roasted before the fire.
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Hoeing in the garden on a bright, soft May day, when you are not obligated to, is nearly equal to the delight of going trouting.
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