"We say to others only what we need to hear."

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“Everything happens for me, not to me.”

“Reality is always kinder than the story we tell about it.”

“When they attack you and you notice that you love them with all your heart, your Work is done.”

“You can only see what you believe—nothing else is possible.”

“If I had a prayer, it would be this: “God spare me from the desire for love, approval, and appreciation. Amen.”

“What is is. You don’t get a vote. Haven’t you noticed?”

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"Not everyone is worth listening to."

— Alain de Botton

Literature1969

#language

"To me, the Muslim press has been suffering from what I can only call quite unjustifiable self-righteousness on the part of Muslim intellectuals. It is this innate weakness which has prevented them fro…"

— Wahiduddin Khan

Social Activism1925–2021

#time

"Our clothes carry the message we want to convey to others, and it changes, depending on what we're going through in our lives."

— Garance Doré

Philosophy1975

#wisdom

"The principles of Jefferson are the definitions and axioms of free society. And yet they are denied and evaded, with no small show of success. One dashingly calls them ”glittering generalities.” Anoth…"

— Abraham Lincoln

Politics1744–1786

#Human Nature