You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. – A.A. Mine

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I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. – Charles Dickens

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To me, words are like stickpins. I can throw a word at you and it will bounce right off your body. But if I take that little stickpin and wire it to the back of an iron bar called human emotion, I can put that thing right through your heart.

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I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be. ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Be a student. Stay open and willing to learn from everyone and anyone. Being a student means you have room for new input. When you are green you grow, when you are ripe you rot. By staying green you will avoid the curse of being an expert. When you know in your heart that every single person you encounter in your lifetime has something to teach you, you are able to utilize their offerings in a profound way.

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We will fail when we fail to try. ― Rosa Parks

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We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.

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Whatever you do, you must never let the voice in your head control the brain in your heart.

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Forgive and forget, but never forget to forgive. You may find a happier heart is the key to a happier life.

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I were to spend the rest of my life in supplication, seeking forgiveness for having murdered her memory. For the greatest betrayal, the greatest sin we can commit against the blameless is to abandon a loving heart.

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