“If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you.”
– Oscar Wilde
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Expiry date – J.K. Rowling
“I do not blame my parents for their point of view. There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.”
– J.K. Rowling
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Real obstacles – Bertrand Russell
“The real obstacles in life lie in the heart of man.”
– Bertrand Russell
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Depressed – Gabrielle Roth
“In many shamanic societies, if you came to a shaman or medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions:
When did you stop dancing?
When did you stop singing?
When did you stop being enchanted by stories?
When did you stop finding comfort in the sweet territory of silence?”
– Gabrielle Roth
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Certainty – Ajahn Chah
“If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer”
– Ajahn Chah
“Say not, “I have found the truth,” but rather, “I have found a truth.”
Say not, “I have found the path of the soul.” Say rather, “I have met the soul walking upon my path.”
For the soul walks upon all paths.
The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed.
The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.”
– Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
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Loneliness – Unknown
“Loneliness isn’t a craving for just being with other people. It’s a craving for a kind of meaningful connection with other people. Without a meaningful connection, being with people can be a chore and it doesn’t help much for alleviating loneliness.”
– Unknown
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Freedom from worries – Edwin Way Teale
“Freedom from worries and surcease from strain are illusions that always inhabit the distance.”
– Edwin Way Teale
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Understands – A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
“Rabbit’s clever,” said Pooh thoughtfully.
“Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit’s clever.”
“And he has Brain.”
“Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit has Brain.”
There was a long silence.
“I suppose,” said Pooh, “that that’s why he never understands anything.”
– A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
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Bitterness – Alain de Botton
“Bitterness: anger that forgot where it came from.”
– Alain de Botton
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Knowledge of the facts – Unknown
“It is always difficult to win an argument with someone who is not handicapped by a knowledge of the facts.”
– Unknown
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Love is – Augustine
“Love is the beauty of the soul.”
– Augustine
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Intelligence – Albert Einstein
“The measure of measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
– Albert Einstein
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Veneer of noise – John Lahr
“Accustomed to the veneer of noise, to the shibboleths of promotion, public relations, and market research, society is suspicious of those who value silence.”
– John Lahr
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The worst enemy – Friedrich Nietzsche
“The worst enemy you can’t meet, will you yourself always be.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche