Every good thing in the world stands on the razor-edge of danger.

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Marriage is a bribe to make the housekeeper think she's a householder.

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Nature reserves the right to inflict upon her children the most terrifying jests.

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Those who are silent, self-effacing and attentive become the recipients of confidences.

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Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous.

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Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous.

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We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.

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Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.

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The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose.

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Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow.

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