“Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.”
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“Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.”
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“There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats.”
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“Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few more upon it.”
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“Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.”
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“The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.”
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“A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.”
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“One thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.”
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“Happiness? That's nothing more than health and a poor memory.”
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“Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.”
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“As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious.”
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“Love . . . includes fellowship in suffering, in joy and in effort.”
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“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.”
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“Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man will not find peace.”
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“A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.”
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“If you love something so much let it go. If it comes back it was meant to be; if it doesn't it never was”
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“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
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“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.”
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“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.”
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“True philosophy must start from the most immediate and comprehensive fact of consciousness: 'I am life that wants to live, in the midst of life that wants to live”
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“Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.”
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