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Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.
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Love
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Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live.
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Death
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There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening.
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There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.
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Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
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Many a treasure besides Ali Baba's is unlocked with a verbal key.
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What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever.
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Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.
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A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.
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There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love this life and live it as bravely and faithfully and cheerfully as we can.
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It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with.
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To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for.
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What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us.
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