"Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger."
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"Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence.“
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"A tree is known by its fruit a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love."
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"A tree is known by its fruit a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love."
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"How sweet it is!"
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"We say no to lots of things that would please us. I would like to punch people every now and then, but I don't. I would like to have something for free rather than pay for it. I would like to skip to the front of the line... I don't mean to brush aside the taste of meat, which is a powerful attraction. But its power is not without limit."
-Jonathan Safran Foer
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