The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.

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"If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. He didn't realize that love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves its own mark. Not a scar, no visible sign… to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. It is in your very own skin."

- Albus Dumbledore

Love

"When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the power of obsessive love."

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"Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike."

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"Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?"

- Albus Dumbledore

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"You place too much importance, and you always have done, on the so-called purity of blood! You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be! It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!"

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"It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent."

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"So be careful to live your life wisely, not foolishly."

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"In old age is wisdom; understanding in a long life."

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"Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and receipts for all major purchases."

- Bridger Winegar

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"Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."

- Zimbabwean Proverb

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