The real test of love is loving those who we feel are the hardest ones to love. ― Criss Jami

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Passion is momentary; love is enduring. - John Wooden

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God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how. - Henry Ward Beecher

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let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences

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I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

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He who has not forgiven an enemy has never yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life.

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Life is short, but it is wide. This too shall pass. — Rebecca Wells

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Love yourself-accept yourself-forgive yourself-and be good to yourself, because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things.

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I will greet this day with love in my heart. And how will I do this? Henceforth will I look on all things with love and be born again. I will love the sun for it warms my bones; yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit. I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars. I will welcome happiness as it enlarges my heart; yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul. I will acknowledge rewards for they are my due; yet I will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge.

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Can he love her? Can the soul really be satisfied with such polite affections? To love is to burn - to be on fire, like Juliet or Guinevere or Eloise. ― Emma Thompson,

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