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There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.

Charles Dickens

Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but – I hope – into a better shape.
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Strong Suffering Teaching Understand
I have been bent and broken, but – I hope – into a better shape.
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Break Change Hope Self Love
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.
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Light World
There are strings in the human heart that had better not be vibrated.
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Deep Heart Human
There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood.
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Break Man Pride Sick
Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.
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Body Comfortable Mindset
Death may beget life, but oppression can beget nothing other than itself.
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Death Life Oppression
Remembrance, like a candle, burns brightest at Christmas time.
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Bright Burn Remember
But the mere truth won’t do. You must have a lawyer.
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Business Truth
Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.
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Age Deep Old Regret
Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.
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Expectation Gift Happiness
Ask no questions, and you’ll be told no lies.
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Lie One Liner Philosophy
Never,” said my aunt, “be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you.
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Avoid Hope Vice Yourself
The shadows of our own desires stand between us and our better angels, and thus their brightness is eclipsed.
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Bright Desire Karma Spiritual
The worst of all listeners is the man who does nothing but listen.
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Deep Man Worst
I must be taken as I have been made. The success is not mine, the failure is not mine, but the two together make me.
CHARLES DICKENS

Deep Failure Inspirational Myself Philosophy Success

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