The death of a beloved is an amputation.
C. S. LEWISThe frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say My tooth is aching than to say “My heart is broken.
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Forgiveness does not mean excusing.
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You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you.
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God can’t give us peace and happiness apart from Himself because there is no such thing.
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Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.
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Life is too deep for words, so don’t try to describe it, just live it.
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Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness.
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Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.
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Friendship is born at the moment when one man says to another “What! You too? I thought that no one but myself.
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Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.
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The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning.
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When I have learned to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now.
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Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear.
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Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.
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The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say My tooth is aching than to say “My heart is broken.
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Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.
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