The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

God is to be worshipped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life.

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