Perfect love is rare indeed - for to be a lover will require that you continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the sensitivity of the artist, the understanding of the philosopher, the acceptance of the saint, the tolerance of the scholar and the fortitude of the certain.
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A wonderful realization will be the day you realize that you are unique in all the world. There is nothing that is an accident. You are a special combination for a purpose-and don't let them tell you otherwise, even if they tell you that purpose is an illusion. (Live an illusion if you have to). You are that combination so that you can do what is essential for you to do. Don't ever believe that you have nothing to contribute. The world is an incredible unfulfilled tapestry. And only you can fulfill that tiny space that is yours.
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No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch.
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Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
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Don't spend your precious time asking Why isn't the world a better place? It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is How can I make it better? To that there is an answer.
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We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces: we become the powerful force ourselves.
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Don't smother each other. No one can grow in shade.
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Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations.
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Find the person who will love you because of your differences and not in spite of them and you have found a lover for life.
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I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate -- it's apathy. It's not giving a damn.
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Things omitted are often more deadly than errors committed.
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What you are is God's gift to you, what you do with yourself is your gift to God.
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Time has no meaning in itself unless we choose to give it significance.
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If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance.
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Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.
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Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life.
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What love we've given, we'll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for all eternity.
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Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
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