For it is the mind which creates the world about us and even though we stand side by side in the same meadow my eyes will never see what is beheld by yours my heart will never stir to the emotions with which yours is touched.
George R. Gissing
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Life is a huge farce and the advantage of possessing a sense of humour is that it enables one to defy fate with mocking laughter.
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Nowhere is the English genius of domesticity more notably evident than in the festival of afternoon tea. The ... chink of cups and the saucers tunes the mind to happy repose.
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