We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot.
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I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him.
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I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden.
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