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We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it.

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What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it.
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Friendship People Share Truth
If you love deeply, you’re going to get hurt badly. But it’s still worth it.
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Break Up Broken Heart Couple Hurt Love Worth
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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Attempt Broken Heart Conceal Heart Pain Teeth
Love is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity.
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Love Value Waste
We meet no ordinary people in our lives.
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Life Live One Liner Ordinary People Special
Atheists express their rage against God although in their view He does not exist.
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Atheist Exist Express God Rage View
God knows our situation; He will not judge us as if we had no difficulties to overcome. What matters is the sincerity and perseverance of our will to overcome them.
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God Hard Time Judgement Overcome Perseverance Situation
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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Born Friendship Moments Myself
Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.
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Fear Gratitude Love Lust Past Present
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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Believe Death False Life Truth Value
We all agree that forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it.
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Agree Beautiful Forgiveness Peace Practice Sorry
It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.
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Book Goodness Reading Rule Yourself
I pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because I’m helpless. It doesn’t change God – it changes me.
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Change God Healing Help Myself Pray
I don’t pray so that I can change God. I pray so that God can change me.
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Change God Positive Pray Religious Trust
Write about what really interests you, whether it is real things or imaginary things, and nothing else.
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Book Habit Imagination Interest Writing
If you never take risks, you’ll never accomplish great things. Everybody dies, but not everyone has lived.
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Accomplishment Die Greatness Inspirational Live Risk

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