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“You are never in love with anyone. You're only in love with your prejudiced and hopeful idea of that person.”

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Sinners often speak the truth. And saints have led people astray. Examine what is said, not the one who says it.

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Spirituality practiced in the state of activity is incomparably superior to that practiced in a state of withdrawel.

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