Mother of Marvels, mysterious and tender Nature, why do we not live more in thee. - Henri Frederic Amiel

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If there be no right of rebellion against a state of things that no savage tribe would endure without resistance, then I am sure that it is better for men to fight and die without right than to live in such a state of right as this.

Henri Frederic Amiel

Mother of Marvels, mysterious and tender Nature, why do we not live more in thee.

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Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.

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There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

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Learn to. . . be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

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Civilization is first of all a moral thing. Without truth, respect for duty, love of neighbor, and virtue, everything is destroyed. The morality of a society is alone the basis of civilization.

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Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.

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