Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

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We are shaped and fashioned by those we love.

We are shaped and fashioned by those we love.

Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.

Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.

I have so much in me, and the feeling for her absorbs it all; I have so much, and without her it all comes to nothing.

I have so much in me, and the feeling for her absorbs it all; I have so much, and without her it all comes to nothing.

A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.

A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.

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    Words and pictures are yin and yang. Married, they produce a progeny more interesting than either parent.

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