Fame is the scentless sunflower, with gaudy crown of gold; But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.

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"Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all."

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

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- Oliver Wendell Holmes

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"Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness."

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

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"One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, One Nation evermore!"

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

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"We cannot control who we fall in love with, but we can choose how we treat them."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"I think it takes a strong man to be in a relationship with a strong woman. A lot of people hear the word ‘diva’ and think of it as a negative. I see it as a positive. I want somebody who knows what they want out of life and isn’t afraid to show it."

- Nick Cannon

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"It’s not what’s under the tree that matters, it’s who’s gathered around it."

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"As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same."

- Donald E. Westlake

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"A man who correctly guesses a woman’s age may be smart, but he’s not very bright."

- Lucille Ball

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