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Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

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What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined to strengthen each other, to be at one with each other in silent uns...more

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Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.

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He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.

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Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty.

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Poor fellow! I think he is in love with you.'I am not aware of it. And to me it is one of the most odious things in a girl's life, that there must alw...more

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Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

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I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved. I am not sure that you are of the same mind. But the realm of silence is large enoug...more

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Yes! Thank God; human feeling is like the mighty rivers that bless the earth: it does not wait for beauty—it flows with resistless force and brings be...more

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A woman may get to love by degrees—the best fire does not flare up the soonest.

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What greater thing is there for two human souls, than to feel that they are joined for life--to strengthen each other in all labor, to rest on each ot...more

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Those slight words and looks and touches are part of the soul's language; and the finest language, I believe, is chiefly made up of unimposing words, ...more

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College mostly makes people like bladders—just good for nothing but t’ hold the stuff as is poured into ‘em.

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Those who trust us educate us.

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For what is love itself, for the one we love best? - an enfolding of immeasurable cares which yet are better than any joys outside our love.