I am often disgusted at hearing young people I know, declare that they are afraid of doing this or that, because they MIGHT be killed.
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I have been agreeably disappointed in my idea of the camels. They are far from unpleasant to ride; in fact, it is much less fatiguing than riding on horseback, and even with the little practice I have yet had, I find it shakes me less.
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I see by your letter to my father that you are rather afraid the French may invade England.
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Melbourne is wonderfully altered since I last saw it. There are some very fair buildings in it now, and things are a little cheaper than they used to be.
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I consider nothing low but ignorance, vice, and meanness, characteristics generally found where the animal propensities predominate over the higher sentiments.
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Everyone who comes out does a very foolish thing in bringing such a quantity of clothes that he never wants.
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Both camels are dead and our provisions are done.
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The actual danger is nothing, and the positive advantages very great.
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What you say about this world I do not quite agree with; I think it a very good world, and only requires a person to be reasonable in his expectations, and not to trust too much to others.
