I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

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"If I know what love is, it’s because of you."

- Hermann Hesse

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"To be able to throw one's self away for the sake of a moment, to be able to sacrifice years for a woman's smile–that is happiness."

- Hermann Hesse

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"The high value put upon every minute of time, the idea of hurry-hurry as the most important objective of living, is unquestionably the most dangerous enemy of joy."

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"It is not what you look like on the outside, but what you are on the inside that counts."

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"It is the heart that makes a person beautiful, not the outward appearance."

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"The mind is everything. What you think you become."

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"It’s not always possible to do what we want to do, but it’s important to believe in something before you actually do it."

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"Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it."

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