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The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him.
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And at home by the fire, whenever you look up there I shall be— and whenever I look up, there will be you. -Gabriel Oak
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I shall do one thing in this life-one thing certain-this is, love you, and long of you, and keep wanting you till I die.
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Remember that the best and greatest among mankind are those who do themselves no worldly good. Every successful man is more or less a selfish man. The devoted fail.
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The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes.
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The perfect woman, you see [is] a working-woman; not an idler; not a fine lady; but one who [uses] her hands and her head and her heart for the good of others.
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Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons.
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O, you have torn my life all to pieces... made me be what I prayed you in pity not to make me be again!
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To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature.
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Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.
Last Update: 28 January 2023
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