"Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart."
-Washington Irving
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"Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love."
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"The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves and this of course is to be effected by stratagem."
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"The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind."
-Washington Irving
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"Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No - no, your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears."
-Washington Irving
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"A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles."
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"What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any jealousy."
-Pete Fountain
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"I don't get jealousy, I don't get how people hate each other - I never did."
-Nas
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"That is ever the way. Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse."
-J. M. Barrie
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"On the same line of reasoning, if Australians were to be Australians, or rather if Australians were as separate from any other nation as Australia from any other land, there would be no jealousy between them on England's account."
-Henry Lawson
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"Critics? Don't talk to me of critics! You think some jackanapes journalist, his soul eaten away by the maggots of jealousy and failure, has anything worthwhile to say of art? I don't."
-Jonathan Raban
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"When I see a good singer, I get teary-eyed. Part of it is jealousy because all comedians are frustrated rock stars. That's a fact."
-Jeff Ross
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