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Is life worth living? Yes, so long
As Spring revives the year,
And hails us with the cuckoo's song,
To show that she is here

— Alfred Austin Lyrical Poems (1891)

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Hospitality should be accidental, spontaneous, and impulsive, not pre-arranged and calculated.

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Women are more frequently charming than men, because they are less self-conscious.

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Whatever else he may do, a critic reveals and criticises himself.

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Once learn how Nature gardens for herself, and you will be able to spare yourself a good deal of trouble.

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