Not a day passes over the earth but men and women of no note do great deeds, speak great words, and suffer noble sorrows. Of these obscure heroes, philosophers, and martyrs the greater part will never be known till that hour when many that were great shall be small, and the small great.
—Charles Reade
Topics: Greatness, Character, Time Management
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—Charles Reade
Topics: Smile, Smiling, Beauty
The joys we expect are not so bright, nor the troubles so dark as we fancy they will be.
—Charles Reade
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