I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

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You must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind.

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Be a mirror, absorb everything around you and still remain the same

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The most beautiful words of love are told in silence for a look.

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Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.

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I'm not contented to capture the world. I want to change it.

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There is nothing which deceives us as much as our own judgement.

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Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel.

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It's not enough that you believe what you see. You must also understand what you see.

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