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Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every Englishman's education.

— Thomas Hughes

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The conscience of every man recognizes courage as the foundation of manliness, and manliness as the perfection of human character.

There's always a voice saying the right thing to you somewhere, if you'll only listen for it.

Tom Brown at Oxford (1861)

Heaven, they say, protects children, sailors, and drunken men; and whatever answers to Heaven in the academical system protects freshmen.

Tom Brown at Oxford (1861)

Young men are pretty much like a drove of sheep; any one who takes a decided line on certain matters, is sure to lead all the rest.

Tom Brown at Oxford (1861)

The true charm of cricket and hunting is that they are still more or less sociable and universal—there's a place for every man who will come and take his part.

Tom Brown's School Days (1857)

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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

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Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

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Reason is Life's sole arbiter, the magic Laby'rinth's single clue:
Worlds lie above, beyond its ken; what crosses it can ne'er be true.

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It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you are cruel you are unhappy. And if you hurt someone, you will be hurt back.

Cary Grant Love – That’s All Cary Grant Ever Thinks About (1964)

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