"Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.“

-Henry Van Dyke

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"Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity."

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"Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest."

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"To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us and surely it is a good haven to sail for."

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"Happiness is inward, and not outward and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are."

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"In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you."

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"In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present."

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