"I lifted the white cloth from the white face of the man that I had worshipped as an idol-looked upon as a demi-god. Notwithstanding the violence of the death of the President, there was something beautiful as well as grandly solemn in the expression of the placid face. There lurked the sweetness and gentleness of childhood, and the stately grandeur of godlike intellect. I gazed long at the face, and turned away with tears in my eyes and a choking sensation in my throat. Ah! never was man so widely mourned before. The whole world bowed their heads in grief when Abraham Lincoln died."

-- Elizabeth Keckley

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“Where there is purpose, there is happiness as well.”
“The study of economy usually shows us that the best time for purchase was last year.”
“Film is a truly magical medium.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Everyone has problems, and learning to share them is essential. Hiding pain requires an enormous amount of energy; sharing it is liberating.”
“He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.”
“I have been very lucky, I have won prizes and I've even won the lottery.”
“Heart's ease! one could look for half a day Upon this flower, and shape in fancy out Full twenty different tales of love and sorrow, That gave this gentle name.”

Source : Mary Botham Howitt (1847). “The Poetical Works of Howitt, Milman, and Keats: Complete in One Volume”, p.57
“Each step along the Buddha's path to happiness requires practising mindfulness until it becomes part of your daily life.”

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