“To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.”
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A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
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Grief and sadness knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger than common joys.
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Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.
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Habit with it's iron sinews, clasps us and leads us day by day.
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