"The well-meaning woman was in fact possessed by two devils--the one the stiff-necked devil of pride, the other the condescending devil of benevolence. She was kind, but she must have credit for it."

Behavior, Pride, Kindness

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"The well-meaning woman was in fact possessed by two devils--the one the stiff-necked devil of pride, the other the condescending devil of benevolence. She was kind, but she must have credit for it."

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"He discards a quilt for fear of bugs."

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"Funishment - not truly discipline."

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"This is a sane wholesome practical working faith: That it is a man's business to do the will of God second that God himself takes on the care of that man and third that therefore that man ought never to be afraid of anything."

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"Fear is faithlessness."

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"You must give him time,' said her grandmother;'and you must be content not to be believed for a while. It is very hard to bear; but I have had to bear it, and shall have to bear it yet. I will take care of what Curdie thinks of you in the end. You must let him go now."

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"To cease to wonder is to fall plumb-down from the childlike to the commonplace-the most undivine of all moods intellectual. Our nature can never be at home among things that are not wonderful to us."

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"Timely service like timely gifts is doubled in value."

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"I've learned to get really good at this - say one thing when I'm thinking about something else, act like I'm listening when I'm not, pretend to be calm and happy when I'm really freaking out. It's one of the skills you perfect as you get older."

"ARE YOU CRAZY?" I ASKED. He gave me the same wordless look he always did when I asked that question."

"Humans always love and hate each other for a reason; beauty or talent, hard working or wealth. If you want to be loved give them a reason."

"The difference between human and other species is, they eat each other when they have nothing to eat, but we eat each other while having everything."

"I can't remember exactly when I started to steal, but I do remember being aware of the fact that if I wanted to enjoy myself and be popular, money was the way to do it."

"I like dogs that bark a little. The silent ones scare me."

"My behavior is nonetheless, deplorable. Unfortunately, I'm quite prone to such bouts of deplorability--take for instance, my fondness for reading books at the dinner table."

"It is astounding what power being kind, mannered, polite and considerate has in transforming your life."

"He discards a quilt for fear of bugs."

"Funishment - not truly discipline."

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"Love is the opener as well as closer of eyes."

"This is a sane wholesome practical working faith: That it is a man's business to do the will of God second that God himself takes on the care of that man and third that therefore that man ought never to be afraid of anything."

"Fear is faithlessness."

"You must give him time,' said her grandmother;'and you must be content not to be believed for a while. It is very hard to bear; but I have had to bear it, and shall have to bear it yet. I will take care of what Curdie thinks of you in the end. You must let him go now."

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"Timely service like timely gifts is doubled in value."

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