Beauty pleases the eyes only; sweetness of disposition charms the soul.

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"Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination."

- Voltaire

Love

"Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by the imagination."

- Voltaire

Love

"The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself."

- Voltaire

Love

"Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day."

- Voltaire

Awareness

"Don’t think money does everything, or you are going to do everything for money."

- Voltaire

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

- Beauty and the Beast

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

- Beauty and the Beast

Belief

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

- Buddha

Belief

"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."

- Might Guy

Belief

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

- Josephus Daniels

Belief