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There is in the soul a taste for the good, just as there is in the body an appetite for enjoyment
He who cannot see the beautiful side is a bad painter, a bad friend, a bad lover; he cannot lift his mind and his heart so high as goodness
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle
Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our own deeds
Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks
If what must be given is given willingly the kindness is doubled
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see
It is of unspeakable advantage to possess our minds with an habitual good intention, and to aim all our thoughts, words, and actions at some laudable end
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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