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"As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons." - Solomon

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Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall. - Confucius

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“Know how to listen and you will profit even from those who talk badly.” - Plutarch

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An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox. - Lao Tzu

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“Beware the barrenness of a busy life.” Socrates

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"It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought." - Aristotle

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"Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame." - Henry David Thoreau

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"People who are sensible about love are incapable of it." - Douglas Yates

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