The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.
CHARLES DICKENSHave a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.
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There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood.
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I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be.
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The broken heart. You think you will die, but you just keep living, day after day after terrible day.
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Try to do unto others as you would have them do to you, and do not be discouraged if they fail sometimes. It is much better that they should fail than you should.
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A day wasted on others is not wasted on one’s self.
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We can refute assertions, but who can refute silence?
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An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself.
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It is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back.
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There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.
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Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!
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Poetry makes life what lights and music do the stage.
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It is an old prerogative of kings to govern everything but their passions.
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All of us have wonders hidden in our breasts, only needing circumstances to evoke them.
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Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.
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The worst of all listeners is the man who does nothing but listen.
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