When you say or do anything to please, get, keep, influence, or control anyone or anything, fear is the cause and pain is the result.
BYRON KATIE
BYRON KATIE
Byron Katie
Byron Katie196 quotes“When you say or do anything to please, get, keep, influence, or control anyone or anything, fear is the cause and pain is the result.”
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