Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid.

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"It’s true that nothing in this world makes us so necessary to others as the affection we have for them."

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"Love grants in a moment what toil can hardly achieve in an age."

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"Love does not dominate; it cultivates."

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"The sum which two married people owe to one another defies calculation. It is an infinite debt, which can only be discharged through eternity."

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"When a wife has a good husband, it is easily seen on her face."

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"We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them."

- Albert Einstein

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"Vision is not what your eyes see, but an image that your brain comprehends."

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"The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits."

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"Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring: ‘How to Build a Boat.’"

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"The shell of an oyster only hides the pearl inside."

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