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His kiss was like white lightning, a flash that spread, and spread again, and stayed.


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Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.



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Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.



Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.

Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.



Excellence does not require perfection.

Excellence does not require perfection.



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The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions.



I'm yours for ever--for ever and ever. Here I stand; I'm as firm as a rock. If you'll only trust me, how little you'll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.

I'm yours for ever--for ever and ever. Here I stand; I'm as firm as a rock. If you'll only trust me, how little you'll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.



It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.

It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.





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