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What a chimera then is man. What a novelty! What a monster... what a contradiction, what a prodigy


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We must learn our limits. We are all something, but none of us are everything.



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Don't try to add more years to your life. Better add more life to your years.



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There is a God-shaped vacuum in every heart.



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Once your soul has been enlarged by a truth, it can never return to its original size.



Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.



Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself.

Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself.



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Muhammad established a religion by putting his enemies to death; Jesus Christ by commanding his followers to lay down their lives.



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Bringing good news is imparting hope to one's fellow man. The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times.



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dead in the mind, meanin you're present but your ignorance only makes ur presense worse!

dead in the mind, meanin you're present but your ignorance only makes ur presense worse!




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