CLEAR ALL
We meet no ordinary people in our lives.
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We cannot make another person change his or her steps to an old dance, but if we change our own steps, the dance no longer can continue in the same predictable pattern.
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Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our natural lives.
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Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.
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If you love deeply, you’re going to get hurt badly. But it’s still worth it.
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Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness.
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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
No matter how simplified or complicated life gets, it can make us miserable or it can wake us up.
Safety is not the absence of threat, it is the presence of connection.
Empathetic listening is an awesome medication for the hurting heart.