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When thou choosest a wife, think not only of thyself, but of those God may give thee of her, that they reproach thee not for their being.

Martin Farquhar Tupper

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Martin Farquhar Tupper
Born: 1810
Born: July 17
Poet
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Marriage
Wife
Give
May
Giving
Reproach
Think
Thyself
Thinking
Thou
Thee

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If wealth come, beware of him, the smooth, false friend! There is treachery in his proffered hand his tongue is eloquent to tempt lust of many harms is lurking in his eye he hath a hollow heart use him cautiously.
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Invention is activity of mind, as fire is air in motion a sharpening of the spiritual sight, to discern hidden aptitudes.
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To despond is to lie ungrateful beforehand. Be not looking for evil. Often thou drainest the gall of fear while evil is passing by thy dwelling.
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Never give up! If adversity presses, Providence wisely has mingled the cup, And the best counsel, in all your distresses, Is the stout watchword of Never give up.
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Love, a brilliant fire, to gladden or consume.
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Let the misanthrope shun men and abjure the most are rather lovable than hateful.
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Mind is a kingdom to the man who gathereth his pleasure from ideas.
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Alike to the slave and his oppressor cometh night with sweet refreshment, and half of the life of the most wretched is gladdened by the soothings of sleep.
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Economy, the poor man's mint.
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A spark is a molecule of matter, yet may it kindle the world vast is the mighty ocean, but drops have made it vast. Despise not thou small things, either for evil or for good for a look may work thy ruin, or a word create thy wealth.
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Be understood in thy teaching, and instruct to this measure of capacity precepts and rules are repulsive to a child, but happy illustration winneth him.
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How beautiful is modesty! It winneth upon all beholders but a word or a glance may destroy the pure love that should have been for thee.
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God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love in all he doeth, Love, a brilliant fire, to gladden or consume: The wicked work their woe by looking upon love, and hating it: The righteous find their joys in yearning on its loveliness for ever.
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Love with life is heaven and life, unloving, hell.
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Thou hast seen many sorrows, travel-stained pilgrim of the world, But that which hath vexed thee most, hath been the looking for evil And though calamities have crossed thee, and misery been heaped on thy head, Yet ills that never happened, have chiefly made thee wretched.
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Wealth oft-times killeth, where want but hindered the budding.
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Trifles lighter than straws are levers in the building up of character.
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Lies can destroy, but not create.
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It is sure to be dark if you shut your eyes.
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Nature is the chart of God, mapping out all His attributes.
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