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Quote by Leo Tolstoy
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are alw

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God. – Leo Tolstoy

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Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. – Leo Tolstoy

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Love
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Leo Tolstoy
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In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful. – Leo Tolstoy

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alone
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All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. – Leo Tolstoy

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Family
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God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man Ive ever met. – Farrah Fawcett

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God doesnt seek for golden vessels, and does not ask for silver ones, but He must have clean ones. – Dwight L. Moody

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I do not believe in God his existence has been disproved by Science. But in the concentration camp, I learned to believe in men. – Jean-Paul Sartre

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God can never be a definition. He is more than even the entirety of the dictionary. – Terri Guillemets

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When women kiss it always reminds one of prize fighters shaking hands. – H. L. Mencken

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Never raise your hand to your children – it leaves your midsection unprotected. – Robert Orben

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Its an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. Thats always been a tug of war for me. – Jodie Foster

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