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| WORDS TO LIVE BY |
| Quotes and other thoughts by people I have great respect for |
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| ARISTOTLE ~A friend is one soul in two bodies ~Happiness depends upon ourselves ~If one way is better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way ~In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous ~Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies ~The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance ~The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons ~The reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers is that they suffer more in giving birth and are more certain that they are their own PLATO ~Love is a serious mental disease ~The first and greatesr victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile ~The greatest wealth is to live content with little SIGMUND FREUD ~One is very crazy when in love ~The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answers, despite my thirty years of research into the feminin soul, is "What does a woman want?" ~We are never so defensless against suffering as when we love ~Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who have, so to speak, panwed a part of their narcissism FRANZ KAFKA ~Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty, never grows old ~In theory, there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one and not to strive towards it VINCENT VAN GOGH ~I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate ~I dream my painting and then I paint my dream ~Love is something eternal. The aspect may change, but not the essence ~Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much-performs much, and can accomplish much. And, what is done in love is done well A.A. MILNE ~If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR ~The pain passes but the beauty remains ANN RICE ~People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil. I don't know why. No, I do inded know why. Evil is always possible and goodness is eternally SARAH JESSICA PARKER ~I don't judge others. I say if you feel good with what you're doing, let you freak flag fly! ELVIS PRESLEY ~Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ~Doubt that the stars are fire, doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love ~God has given you one face and you make another ~He that is giddy thinks the world turns round ~Hell is empty and all the devils are here ~I you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not get revenge? ~Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none ~This above all; to thine own self be true ~We know what we are, but know not what we may be ~Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast |
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