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    Two things may happen when we meet someone: either we become friends or we try to convince that person to accept our beliefs. The same thing happens when a hot coal meets another piece of coal: it either shares its fire with it or is overwhelmed by the other`s size and is extinguished.

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If you change partners every time it gets tough or you get a little dissatisfied, then I don't think you read more

If you change partners every time it gets tough or you get a little dissatisfied, then I don't think you get the richness that's available in a long-term relationship.

by Jeff Bridges Found in: Relationships Quotes,
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Fortune always fights on the side of the prudent.

Fortune always fights on the side of the prudent.

by Critias Found in: Relationships Quotes,
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The folks you help won't remember it and the folks you hurt won't ever forget it.

The folks you help won't remember it and the folks you hurt won't ever forget it.

by Bill Clayton Found in: Relationships Quotes,
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What is forgiven is usually well remembered.

What is forgiven is usually well remembered.

by Louis Dudek Found in: Relationships Quotes,
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Only if we can restrain ourselves is good conversation possible. Good talk rises upon much discipline.

Only if we can restrain ourselves is good conversation possible. Good talk rises upon much discipline.

by John Erskine Found in: Relationships Quotes,
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Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure... they govern us in all we read more

Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure... they govern us in all we do, in all we say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it.

by John Bentham Found in: Relationships Quotes,
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Until we meet again, may the good Lord take a liking to you.

Until we meet again, may the good Lord take a liking to you.

by Roy Rogers Found in: Relationships Quotes,
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If a relationship is to evolve, it must go through a series of endings.

If a relationship is to evolve, it must go through a series of endings.

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Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock.

Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock.

by Walter Benjamin Found in: Relationships Quotes,
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