Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.

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At bottom, everything depends upon the presence or absence of one single element in the soul

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Pay bad people with your goodness; fight their hatred with your kindness. Even if you do not achieve a victory over other people, you will conquer yourself.

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The great artist and thinker are the simplifiers.

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To know how to suggest is the art of teaching.

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Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.

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Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.

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Civilization is first of all a moral thing. Without truth, respect for duty, love of neighbor, and virtue, everything is destroyed. The morality of a society is alone the basis of civilization.

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You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.

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Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.

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