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4 quotations from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.

A woman * * * always feels herself complimented by love, though it may be from a man incapable of winning her heart, or perhaps even her esteem.— filed under Compliments

Seldom he smiles and smiles in such a sort As if he mocked himself and scorned his spirit That could be moved to smile at anything. Julius Cæsar. Act I. Sc. 2. L. 205. No great thought, no great object, satisfies the mind at first view-nor at the last. S.— filed under Discretion

Genius can never despise labour.— filed under Genius

I see that time divided is never long, and that regularity abridges all things.— filed under Time