Of the delights of this world man cares most for sexual intercourse, yet he has left it out of his heaven.
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In studying the traits and dispositions of the so-called lower animals, and contrasting them with man's, I find the result humiliating to me.
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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
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Happiness is like a Swedish sunset -- it is there for all, but most of us look the other way and lose it.
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