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Janvier Chouteu-Chando

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01Undated

A grandmother’s love is selfless all the way to the bones.

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02Undated

...the depth or humaneness of our love depends on the wideness of our souls.

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03Undated

Evil is something you need to fight until it ceases trying to control you.

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04Undated

...Unsettling emotions are capable of messing up the most beautiful minds in this world.

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05Undated

A man has a hard time feeling fulfilled when he lives a life that does not serve a purpose that is more than himself.

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06Undated

The basis of love that most people share is the intimacy they developed with their partners, the intensity of their attraction, or the similarity of their thought patterns.

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The masses often let themselves down and even those at the forefront who are hoisting the flag of the cause that is intended to alleviate their miseries. However, they do not do so out of wickedness or malice. Often times, they betray their interests out of incomprehension, docility and resignation to the status quo. In a subtle way, the masses often end up collaborating with those oppressing them.

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08Undated

...The world gets blessed every now and then with unique souls who though burdened by their invisible crosses, still have the extraordinary strength to forge ahead in life and give others a helping hand at the same time. Despite their tribulations, most of us think they are fine. Even when the weight of their crosses become unbearable, even when they proceed in a breathless manner, we still have a hard time understanding that they are drowning. In fact, we even condemn them for failing to sacrifice more...

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09Undated

What is the purpose of wealth if it cannot serve an ideal that enhances humanity and betters the lives of the people, even if that means those we have never met before in our lives?

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10Undated

A good relationship with our children is the ultimate comfort we have while dying.

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11Undated

We still need to give our best to life even if we do not understand the purpose of our existence on earth.

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12Undated

With true love, you can move mountains, make unusual sacrifices, live a life of deprivations and still be happy.

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13Undated

Never allow yourself to be sapped of your extraordinary energy that is the necessary ingredient for creating something new and progressive.

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14Undated

... People who are the spices of this world are the natural souls with instincts and impulses that have not been pruned by evolution and civilization.

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Most of the truly kind people of this world show some measure of discomfort when offered kindness. Their gratitude stems not only from their understanding of the depth of the force of kindness, but also from their conviction that kindness should not be taken for granted.

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16Undated

So, you see; you have the soul of a missionary, the heart of a revolutionary and the mind of a reformer. But what are you to yourself and the family and friends who will always be there for you?

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17Undated

Writers are the most pathetic souls when it comes to expressing their own feelings. Their personalities are as complex as the characters they weave.

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18Undated

Some honest people think it is better to know the ways of the devil without being evil.

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19Undated

…our recollections bring out our joyful smiles, but hardly make us chortle or guffaw; our recollections often leave imprints on our faces that show our regrets, but they hardly produce sounds that echo the depth of those regrets.

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20Undated

The selfish and self-centered have a hard time being kind, even though you and I know that kindness is a source of relief to the soul.

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21Undated

I think preconceived ideas or prejudgments are meant to give us an edge whenever we are dealing with others we don’t know or haven’t made the effort to understand.

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22Undated

When we tend to be too hard on those we love, we erode the softness of our souls in the process, taking out the humanity within us that is the nucleus of our goodness, even if our actions are for their own sake.

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23Undated

Perhaps fate has a way of turning things around and making something good out of the action of someone who failed humanity without meaning to.

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24Undated

The writer is the cursed artist of the soul. The expression of his art is a reflection of his quest to understand man by unraveling the mysteries that have been haunting humankind from time immemorial. In the end of his journey to understand man, the writer becomes more human even though his soul ends up finding less peace.

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