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One must be aware that one is continually being tested in what one wishes most in order to make clear whether one's heart is on earth or in heaven.

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John Ruskin

A nation which lives a pastoral and innocent life never decorates the shepherd's staff or the plough-handle; but races who live by depredation and slaughter nearly always bestow exquisite ornaments on the quiver, the helmet, and the spear.

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There are no such things as Flowers there are only gladdened Leaves.

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Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him.

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To be taught to read—what is the use of that, if you know not whether what you read is false or true? To be taught to write or to speak—but what is the use of speaking, if you have nothing to say? To be taught to think—nay, what is the use of being able to think, if you have nothing to think of? But to be taught to see is to gain word and thought at once, and both true.

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It is better to lose your pride with someone you love rather than to lose that someone you love with your useless pride.

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Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.

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