When Emerson's library was burning at Concord, I went to him as he stood with the firelight on his strong, sweet face, and endeavored to express my sympathy for the loss of his most valued possessions, but he answered cheerily, 'Never mind, Louisa, see what a beautiful blaze they make! We will enjoy that now.' The lesson was one never forgotten and in the varied lessons that have come to me I have learned to look for something beautiful and bright.

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The sweet pleasure of your own joy and success is a cultivation of both the heart and mind. ― Bryant McGill

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Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.

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Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life. Meaning does not lie in things. Meaning lies in us.

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Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.

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A secret, if it's kept, can be sweet and comforting, but once it leaks out it can turn on you with a vengeance.

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Link says if a girl says not to get her a birthday present that means get me a birthday present and make sure it’s jewelry. ― Kami Garcia

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Middle-age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you.

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Love is always love, come whence it may. A heart that beats at your approach, an eye that weeps when you go away are things so rare, so sweet, so precious that they must never be despised.

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Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow. ― William Shakespeare

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