"Nine times out of ten, when you..." - Quote by Leo Buscaglia
Nine times out of ten, when you extend your arms to someone, they will step in, because basically they need precisely what you need.
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“We are born for love, but it will die if not nurtured.”
“We want to gently remind people that we don't have forever. In my work, I hear parents complain all the time that their children grow up so fast. But they don't take the time to sit down and talk to each other. The last bastion of getting together is around the table.”
“We don't love to be loved in return; we love to love.”
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“The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them.”
“But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars. The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and vulgar things.”
“You are something that the whole world is doing just as when the sea has waves on it.”
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“One must learn to be a sponge if one wants to be loved by hearts that overflow.”
“See the bear in his own den before you judge of his conditions.”
“Mrs. Lammle's manner changed under the poor silly girl's embraces, and she turned extremely pale: directing one appealing look, first to Mrs. Boffin, and then to Mr. Boffin. Both understood her instantly, with a more delicate subtlety than much better educated people, whose perception came less directly from the heart, could have brought to bear upon the case.”