The whole world is divided for me into two parts: one is she, and there is all happiness, hope, light; the other is where she is not, and there is dejection and darkness.
LEO TOLSTOYWhat counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are but how you deal with incompatibility.
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The law of loving others could not be discovered by reason, because it is unreasonable.
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To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.
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The key to success in life is using the good thoughts of wise people.
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Love. The reason I dislike that word is that it means too much for me, far more than you can understand.
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Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy.
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Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
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If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.
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What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.
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If you’re not enjoying your work, you should either change your attitude, or change your job.
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Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.
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Sometimes she did not know what she feared, what she desired: whether she feared or desired what had been or what would be, and precisely what she desired, she did not know.
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Love alone is the only reasonable activity or pursuit of humankind.
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What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are but how you deal with incompatibility.
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Debates conceal rather than reveal the truth. Truth is revealed in solitude.
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It’s all God’s will: you can die in your sleep, and God can spare you in battle.
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