At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

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In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

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Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.

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In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.

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I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.

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Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice, but in such a way that we are transported from the world of unrest to a world of peace, and see reality in a new way, as if we were sitting by a mountain lake and contemplating hills and woods and clouds in the tranquil and fathomless water.

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A man does not have to be an angel to be a saint.

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Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.

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Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

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There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats.

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