The more death, the more birth. People are entering, others are exiting. The cry of a baby, the mourning of others. When others cry, the other are laughing and making merry. The world is mingled with sadness, joy, happiness, anger, wealth, poverty, etc. ― Michael Bassey Johnson

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No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars.

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The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness. ― Vladimir Nabokov

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The reason that Christianity is the best friend of government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart.

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You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness. ― Jonathan Safran Foer

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Literature, real literature, must not be gulped down like some potion which may be good for the heart or good for the brain—the brain, that stomach of the soul. Literature must be taken and broken to bits, pulled apart, squashed—then its lovely reek will be smelt in the hollow of the palm, it will be munched and rolled upon the tongue with relish; then, and only then, its rare flavor will be appreciated at its true worth and the broken and crushed parts will again come together in your mind and disclose the beauty of a unity to which you have contributed something of your own blood.

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Peace. it does not mean to be in a place where there is no trouble, noise, or hard work. it means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.

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My mind speaks English, my heart speaks Russian, and my ear prefers French.

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Every person you see has stories, and every person you see has a few that would break your heart. We deserve each other's respect simply because we've survived all we have and kept going anyway.

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She's an old soul with young eyes, a vintage heart, and a beautiful mind. ― Nicole Lyons

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