The last, best fruit which comes to late perfection, even in the kindliest soul, is tenderness toward the hard, forbearance toward the unforbearing, warmth of heart toward the cold, philanthropy toward the misanthropic.
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Has it never occurred to us, when surrounded by sorrows, that they may be sent to us only for our instruction.Jean Paul Richter
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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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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Never does a man portray his own character more vividly than in his manner of portraying another.
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The long sleep of death closes our scars, And the short sleep of life our wounds. Sleep is the half of time which heals us.
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Prayer purifies it is a self-preached sermon.
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