An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.

Washington Irving
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  1. I profess not to know how women's hearts are wooed and won. To me they have always been matters of riddle and admiration.

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