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She has lived and loved! There is no folded petal, no latent dewdrop, in this perfectly developed rose!

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Oh, for the years I have not lived, but only dreamed of living.

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All brave men love; for he only is brave who has affections to fight for, whether in the daily battle of life, or in physical contests.

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Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.

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Our first youth is of no value; for we are never conscious of it, until after it is gone. But sometimes--always, I suspect, unless one is exceedingly ...more

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he seemed to be in quest for mental food, not heart sustenance.

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It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom. Each, in its utmost development, supposes...more

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Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart!

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It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom. Each, in its utmost development, supposes...more

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Love, whether newly born or aroused from a deathlike slumber, must always create sunshine, filling the heart so full of radiance, that it overflows up...more