Death is given in a kiss; the ...

Death is given in a kiss; the dearest kindnesses are fatal; and into this life, where one thing preys upon another, the child too often makes its entrance from the mother\'s corpse.
Death is given in a kiss; the dearest kindnesses are fatal; and into this life, where one thing preys upon another, the child too often makes its entrance from the mother's corpse.

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Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.
A friend is a gift you give yourself.
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.
There is no duty we so underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.