True happiness is…to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.

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"If you wished to be loved, love."

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"Love in its essence is spiritual fire."

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"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness."

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"For it would then be true friendship, such as no hope, no fear, no self-interest can sever. That is a friendship that stays with people until they die—and that people die for."

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"I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now."

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"If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves."

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"And remember, no matter where you go, there you are."

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"The here and now is all we have, and if we play it right it’s all we’ll need."

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"I don't look ahead. I'm right here with you. It's a good way to be."

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