All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.

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"Know you not that you are my sun by day, and my star by night? By my faith! I was in deepest darkness till you appeared and illuminated all."

- Alexandre Dumas

Love

"There is neither happiness nor unhappiness in this world; there is merely the comparison of one state to the other. Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss."

- Alexandre Dumas

Awareness

"All human wisdom is summed up in these two words – ‘Wait and hope.’"

- Alexandre Dumas

Hope

"There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, Morrel, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life."

- Alexandre Dumas

Hope

"Live, then, and be happy, beloved children of my heart, and never forget, that until the day God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words, 'Wait and Hope.'"

- Alexandre Dumas

Hope

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"The youth of this generation have a greater capacity for obedience than any previous generation."

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"He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior."

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"The pain you feel today will show itself as strength tomorrow."

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"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."

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"Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don’t to achieve what others won’t."

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