Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever puts one down without the feeling of disappointment.

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Cards are war, in disguise of a sport

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport

I'd like to grow very old as slowly as possible.

I'd like to grow very old as slowly as possible.

Pain is life - the sharper, the more evidence of life.

Pain is life - the sharper, the more evidence of life.

I have had playmates, I have had companions; In my days of childhood, in my...

I have had playmates, I have had companions; In my days of childhood, in my...

Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to...

Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to...

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father's religion, if...

I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father's religion, if...

Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates; but they are unwholesome...

Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates; but they are unwholesome...

The beggar is the only person in the universe not obliged to study appearance.

The beggar is the only person in the universe not obliged to study appearance.

Let us live for the beauty of our own reality.

Let us live for the beauty of our own reality.

Borrowers of books, those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators...

Borrowers of books, those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators...

Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.

Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in...

Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in...

New Year's Day is every man's birthday.

New Year's Day is every man's birthday.

A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a...

A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a...

The trumpet does no more stun you by its loudness, than a whisper teases you...

The trumpet does no more stun you by its loudness, than a whisper teases you...

Our music isn't black or white or brown. It comes from the heart, which beats...

Our music isn't black or white or brown. It comes from the heart, which beats...

Hope is the last thing a person does before they are defeated.

Hope is the last thing a person does before they are defeated.

Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven

Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven