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Ambition -- it is the last infirmity of noble minds.
Ambition
Sir James M. Barrie

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Heaven for climate, Hell for company.
Heaven
Sir James M. Barrie

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I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.
Youth
Sir James M. Barrie

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Life is a long lesson in humility.
Life and Living
Sir James M. Barrie

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Men's second childhood begins when a woman gets a hold of him.
Men
Sir James M. Barrie

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Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
Motives
Sir James M. Barrie

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Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always try to be a little kinder than is necessary.
Kindness
Sir James M. Barrie

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Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them.
Strength
Sir James M. Barrie

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Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.
Anger
Sir James M. Barrie

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That is ever the way. 'Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse.
Weddings
Sir James M. Barrie

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The best place a person can die, is where they die for others.
Death and Dying
Sir James M. Barrie

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The life of every person is like a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another.
Life and Living
Sir James M. Barrie

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The most useless are those who never change through the years.
Change
Sir James M. Barrie

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The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.
Praise
Sir James M. Barrie

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The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.
Happiness
Sir James M. Barrie

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There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make.
Nationalities and Nationalism
Sir James M. Barrie

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Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves.
Joy
Sir James M. Barrie

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To die will be an awfully big adventure.
Death and Dying
Sir James M. Barrie

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We are all failures -- at least, all the best of us are.
Failure
Sir James M. Barrie

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We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss of it.
Understanding
Sir James M. Barrie

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
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