The bonds that unite us to another human being are sanctified when he or she adopts the same point of view as ourselves in judging one of our imperfections.
MARCEL PROUSTReading is that fruitful miracle of a communication in the midst of solitude.
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As long as men are free to ask what they must, free to say what they think, free to think what they will, freedom can never be lost and science can never regress.
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Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade.
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Let us be grateful to people who make us happy.
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We are at times too ready to believe that the present is the only possible state of things.
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Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.
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In a separation it is the one who is not really in love who says the more tender things.
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Love is space and time measured by the heart.
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There are optical illusions in time as well as space.
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Time, which changes people, does not alter the image we have retained of them.
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Instead of seeking new landscapes, develop new eyes.
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All our final decisions are made in a state of mind that is not going to last.
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Reading is that fruitful miracle of a communication in the midst of solitude.
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Dear Friend: I have nearly died three times since morning.
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We must never be afraid to go too far, for truth lies beyond.
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No man is a complete mystery except to himself.
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