"A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in volume to the amount of intelligence he displaces."
-Jose Bergamin
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"To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.“
-Jose Bergamin
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"Happiness is always a coincidence."
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"To sin offers repentance and forgiveness not to sin offers only punishment."
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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
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"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
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