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Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.

Hermann Hesse

We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.
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Path Philosophy
God does not send us despair in order to kill us; he sends it in order to awaken us to new life.
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Despair Hard Time Inspirational Kill Life Order Peace
You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation…and that is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else.
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Encouragement Hurt Love
The best weapons against the infamies of life are courage, wilfulness and patience. Courage strenthens, wilfulness is fun and patience provides tranquility.
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Courage Fun Life Patience Tranquility Weapon
Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.
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Hold On Let Go Life Love Strength
My real self wanders elsewhere, far away, wanders on and on invisibly and has nothing to do with my life.
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Life Reality
If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn’t part of ourselves doesn’t disturb us.
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Deep Hate Ourselves Philosophy Spiritual
As a body everyone is single, as a soul never.
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Being Single Literature Soul
Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.
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Laughter Learning Serious
Love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is only your aversion to it that hurts, nothing else.
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Hurt Love Resistance Suffering
If I know what love is, it is because of you.
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Instagram Captions Life Love Relationship Yourself
Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.
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Communication Deep Different Talk
Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.
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Leadership Responsibility Thinking
You are willing to die, you coward, but not to live.
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Death Live Willing
Opinions mean nothing; they may be beautiful or ugly, clever or foolish, anyone can embrace or reject them.
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Beautiful Clever Opinion
The truth has a million faces, but there is only one truth.
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Deep Face Truth

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