

“Friendship is far more tragic than love. It lasts longer.”
A Few Maxims for the Instruction of the Over-Educated · 1894
Traced to A Few Maxims for the Instruction of the Over-Educated (1894).
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“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.”
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A Few Maxims for the Instruction of the Over-Educated · 1894
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A Woman of No Importance · 1893
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verified“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
Strength to Love · 1963
verified“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
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verified“On our earth we can only love with suffering and through suffering.”
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man · 1877
verified“Love a man even in his sin, for that is the semblance of Divine Love and is the highest love on earth.”
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The Brothers Karamazov · 1879
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