To have compassion for those who suffer is a human quality which everyone should possess, especially those who … - Giovanni Boccaccio

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Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.

Giovanni Boccaccio

To have compassion for those who suffer is a human quality which everyone should possess, especially those who have required comfort themselves in the past and have managed to find it in others.

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You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost power of your mind. If one way does not lead to the desired meaning, take another; if obstacles arise, then still another; until, if your strength holds out, you will find that clear which at first looked dark.

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It's better to repent what you enjoyed than to repent not having enjoyed anything.

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Nothing is so indecent that it cannot be said to another person if the proper words are used to convey it.

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People tend to believe the bad rather than the good.

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