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"With every friend I love who has been taken into the brown bosom of the earth a part of me has been buried there; but their contribution to my being of happiness, strength and understanding remains to sustain me in an altered world."
"It gives me a deep comforting sense that Things seen are temporal and things unseen are eternal."
"Happiness is the final and perfect fruit of obedience to the laws of life."
"Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content."
"I don't give a damn about semi-radicals!"
"Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged."
"That the sky is brighter than the earth means little unless the earth itself is appreciated and enjoyed. Its beauty loved gives the right to aspire to the radiance of the sunrise and sunset."
"There will never be another now - I'll make the most of today. There will never be another me - I'll make the most of myself."
"Everybody talks, nobody listens. Good listeners are as rare as white crows."
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet."
"I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace."
"Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same."
"It is curious to observe what different ideals of happiness people cherish, and in what singular places they look for this well-spring of their life. Many look for it in the hoarding of riches, some in the pride of power, and others in the achievements of art and literature; a few seek it in the exploration of their own minds, or in search for knowledge."
"There is much in the Bible against which every instinct of my being rebels, so much that I regret the necessity which has compelled me to read it through from beginning to end. I do not think that the knowledge which I have gained of its history and sources compensates me for the unpleasant details it has forced upon my attention."
"I believe there are angels among us, sent down to us from somewhere up above. They come to you and me in our darkest hours, to show us how to live, to teach us how to give, to guide us with a light of love."
"When all you can feel are the shadows, turn your face towards the sun. There is always a bright side - even if only that it is not worse...and it can always be worse"
"As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the hand of the world is wounded by its own skill."
"Life is short and unpredictable. Eat the dessert first!"
"Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived."
"Once I knew the depth where no hope was and darkness lay on the face of all things. Then love came and set my soul free."