To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness.
Ivan Turgenev
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In externals we advance with lightening express speed, in modes of thought and sympathy we lumber on in stage-coach fashion. -
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Actors who are lovers in real life are often incapable if playing the part of lovers to an audience. It is equally true that sympathy between actors who are not lovers may create a temporary emotion that is perfectly sincere. -
I have great sympathy for people that are infertile, but a life is not something you can give away. -
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