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People do not lack strength, they lack will.

Victor Hugo

Let us fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices are the real murderers. The great dangers lie within ourselves.
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Danger Fear Lie Murder Ourselves Robber Vice
The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness.
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Act Done Greatness Habit Kindness Love Performance
What Is Love? I have met in the streets a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, the water passed through his shoes and the stars through his soul
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Love Man Old Poor Shoes Soul Stars Street Young
Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.
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Mask One Liner Veil Vice Virtue
Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.
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Desire Reveal Shame
Love is like a tree: it grows by itself, roots itself deeply in our being and continues to flourish over a heart in ruin.
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Continue Growth Heart Love Root Ruin
There is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the higher.
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Class Humanity Misery Poverty
The pupil dilates in darkness and in the end finds light, just as the soul dilates in misfortune and in the end finds God.
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Darkness Ending Finding God Light Misfortune Pupil Soul
Life’s great happiness is to be convinced we are loved.
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Convince Greatness Happiness Life Love
Sometimes we make love with our eyes. Sometimes we make love with our hands. Sometimes we make love with our bodies. Always we make love with our hearts.
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Body Eyes Hands Heart Love
He was fond of books, for they are cool and sure friends.
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Book Cool Food Friendship Sure
Wisdom is the health of the soul.
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Health One Liner Soul Wisdom
Love is life, if it is not death.
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Death Life Love One Liner
If the soul is left in darkness sins will be committed. The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes the darkness
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Cause Commitment Darkness Guilty Sins Soul
Love would never be a promise of a rose garden unless it is showered with light of faith, water of sincerity and air of passion.
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Air Faith Garden Light Love Passion Promise Rose Shower Sincere
A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in – what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.
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Dreams Feet Flower Garden Immensity Stars

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