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Those to whom evil is doneDo evil in return.


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We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.



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We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.



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Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.



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All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.



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'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'



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Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.



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No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.





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