“Our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.”
– Alan Watts
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Author: SS
My good friends tell me I'm genuine, kind, intelligent, wise, and funny. But I wouldn't take their word for it, they're mainly idiots (an example of me trying to be funny).
"I contain multitudes"
- Walt Whitman
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Kindness – Amelia Earhart
“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.”
– Amelia Earhart
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Love – James Baldwin
“The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light.”
— James Baldwin
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Mediocre Minds – Albert Einstein
“Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.”
– Albert Einstein
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Nature – Henry David Thoreau
“There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.”
– Henry David Thoreau
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Which port – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favourable.”
– Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Criticise – Voltaire
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you’re not allowed to criticise.”
– Voltaire
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Life – Robin Sharma
“Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.”
– Robin Sharma
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Failure – Unknown
“Your failure says nothing about your worth as a person. Embrace failure, and learn from it, and you will progress faster than those that simply avoid doing things that they might fail at.”
– Unknown
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Reason – Unknown
“You can’t reason someone out of a position they didn’t reason themself into.”
– Unknown
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Thrive – Maya Angelou
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style.”
– Maya Angelou
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Success – Edward Everett Hale
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.”
– Edward Everett Hale
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Knowing – Rumi
“The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.”
– Rumi
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Happiness – George Orwell
“Happiness can exist only in acceptance.”
– George Orwell
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Live it properly – Marcus Aurelius
“Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what’s left and live it properly.”
– Marcus Aurelius