The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.

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There are four questions of value in life, Don Octavio. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love.

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When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you'd like them to be.

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The first law of nature is self-preservation. Cut off that which may harm you. But if it is worth preserving, and is meaningful, nourish it and have no regrets. Ultimately, this is true living and love of self...from within. ― T.F. Hodge

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No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

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There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind. — C. S. Lewis

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Love , creativity, and opportunity is in the air. Take it in and do your thing. — Lenny Kravitz

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Never give up on what you love, recognize your strength and follow your passion ― Madhuri Vipparla

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Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good. — John Steinbeck

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