Joy to hearts which have suffered long is like the dew on the ground after a long drought; both the heart and the ground absorb that beneficent moisture falling on them, and nothing is outwardly apparant.
ALEXANDRE DUMASJoy takes a strange effect at times, it seems to oppress us almost the same as sorrow.
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True love always makes a man better, no matter who the woman is that inspires it.
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The custom and fashion of today will be the awkwardness and outrage of tomorrow – so arbitrary are these transient laws.
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Haste is a poor counselor.
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For there are two distinct sorts of ideas: Those that proceed from the head and those that emanate from the heart.
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The merit of all things lies in their difficulty.
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God is always the last resource.
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God is full of mercy for everyone, as He has been towards you. He is a father before He is a judge.
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When you compare the sorrows of real life to the pleasures of the imaginary one, you will never want to live again, only to dream forever.
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Order is the key to all problems.
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We are always in a hurry to be happy; for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune.
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If it is ones lot to be cast among fools, one must learn foolishness.
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Happiness is egotistical.
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If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself.
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If you wish to discover the guilty person, first find out to whom the crime might be useful.
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There is no friendship that cares about an overheard secret.
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