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Religious ideas have the fate of melodies, which, once set afloat in the world, are taken up by all sorts of instruments, some of them woefully coarse, feeble, or out of tune, until people are in danger of crying out that the melody itself is detestable.

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It is painful to be told that anything is very fine and not be able to feel that it is fine–something like being blind, while people talk of the sky.
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Examining the world in order to find consolation is very much like looking carefully over the pages of a great book in order to find our own name . … Whether we find what we want or not, our preoccupation has hindered us from a true knowledge of the contents.
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It is pleasant to have a kind word now and then when one is not near enough to have a kind glance or a hearty shake by the hand.
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The best travel is that which one can take by one’s own fireside. In memory or imagination.
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Much of our waking experience is but a dream in the daylight.
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Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning.
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Adventure is not outside man; it is within.
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Consequences are unpitying.
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I desire no future that will break the ties of the past.
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Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.
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Of new acquaintances one can never be sure because one likes them one day that it will be so the next. Of old friends one is sure that it will be the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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It is never too late to become the person you always thought you could be.
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It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.
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Conscience is harder than our enemies, Knows more, accuses with more nicety.
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