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I am life that wants to live, surrounded by life that wants to live.

Albert SchweitzerReverence for Life

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

Albert SchweitzerVarious writings

In all people I see myself, none more and not one a barley-corn less.

Walt WhitmanLeaves of Grass

I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.

Walt WhitmanLeaves of Grass

I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.

Walt WhitmanLeaves of Grass

The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.

Mark TwainFollowing the Equator

When in doubt, tell the truth.

Mark TwainVarious writings

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Mark TwainVarious attributed

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

Oscar WildeThe Soul of Man under Socialism

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

Oscar WildeDe Profundis

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Oscar WildeVarious attributed

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

George EliotAdam Bede

What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?

George EliotMiddlemarch

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

George EliotVarious attributed

I shall but love thee better after death.

Elizabeth Barrett BrowningSonnets from the Portuguese 43

I love thee freely, as men strive for right; I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.

Elizabeth Barrett BrowningSonnets from the Portuguese 43

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach.

Elizabeth Barrett BrowningSonnets from the Portuguese 43

He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.

Emily BrontëWuthering Heights

My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight, but necessary.

Emily BrontëWuthering Heights

Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.

Emily BrontëWuthering Heights

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