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We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we yearn for another that will be eternal.

Anatole France

The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.
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Deep Man Stars
Armenia is dying, but it will survive. The little blood that is left is precious blood that will give birth to a heroic generation. A nation that does not want to die, does not die.
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Death Endurance Nation Strength Survive
We chase dreams and embrace shadows.
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Deep Dreams One Liner
Time deals gently only with those who take it gently.
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Deal Time
Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order.
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Book One Liner
As to the kind of truth one finds in books, it is a truth that enables us sometimes to discern what things are not, without ever enabling us to discover what they are.
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Discover Kind Truth
Our passions are ourselves.
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One Liner Ourselves Passion
Suffering — how divine it is, how misunderstood! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value to life; we owe to it pity, we owe to it courage, we owe to it all the virtues.
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Courage Divine Goodness Life Suffering Value Virtue
The history books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.
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Book History Lie
Determination. To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream. Not only plan, but also believe.
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Accomplishment Act Believe Determination Dream Planning
All the good writers of confessions, from Augustine onwards, are men who are still a little in love with their sins.
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Goodness Love Man Sin Writing
It is not customary to love what one has
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Love Oneself
The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.
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Book Reading
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.
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Animal Love Oneself Soul
Whatever one may do, one is always alone in the world.
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Alone Oneself World
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.
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Change Death Life Ourselves Sadness

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