The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess.

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Heaven lent you a soul Earth will lend a grave.

Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.

It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness, it is the affection in a kiss t

It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness, it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.

Courage enlarges cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggrav

Courage enlarges cowardice, diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.

Earth took her shining station as a star In Heaven's dark hall high up the crowd of worlds.

Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds.

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    Of all base passions, fear is the most accursed

    Of all base passions, fear is the most accursed.

    Her passions are made of nothing but the finest part of pure love.

    Her passions are made of nothing but the finest part of pure love.

    It isn’t what you did in the past that will affect the present. It’s what you do in the present that will redeem the past and thereby change the future.

    It isn’t what you did in the past that will affect the present. It’s what you do in the present that will redeem the past and thereby change the future.

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