Has it never occurred to us, when surrounded by sorrows, that they may be sent to us only for our instruction.
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Friendship requires deeds.
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The burden of suffering seems a tombstone hung about our necks, while in reality it is only the weight which is necessary to keep down the diver while he is hunting for pearls.
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Prayer purifies it is a self-preached sermon.
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The past and future are veiled but the past wears the widow's veil, the future the virgin's.
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In later life, as in earlier, only a few persons influence the formation of our character the multitude pass us by like a distant army. Onefriend, one teacher, one beloved, one club, one dining table, one work table are the means by which one's nation and the spirit of one'snation affect the individual.
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