“Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it.”
— Samuel Smiles
Author: Samuel Smiles
Category: life
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And what, Socrates, is the food of
The sincere friends of this world are
I believe that imagination is stronger than
“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.”
— Robert Fulghum
Author: Robert Fulghum
Category: experience
Tags: experience, Robert Fulghum
Happiness is ideal, it is the work
I decided that it was not wisdom
“I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.”
— Socrates
Author: Socrates
Category: wisdom
Tags: wisdom, Socrates
A system that was originally designed to
It never seems to occur to some
As somebody who, in my second marriage,
“As somebody who, in my second marriage, insisted on a prenuptial agreement, I can also testify that sometimes it is an act of love to chart the exit strategy before you enter the union, in order to make sure that not only you, but your partner as well, knows that there will be no World War III should hearts and minds, for any sad reason, change.”
— Elizabeth Gilbert
Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
Category: change
Tags: change, Elizabeth Gilbert