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    Nelson Mandela
    “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
    ― Nelson Mandela
    tags: bravery, courage, fear
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    Nelson Mandela
    “A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.”
    ― Nelson Mandela
    tags: education, goodness, intelligence, kindness, scholarship
    2067 likes

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  • #3
    “Letting go is the lesson. Letting go is always the lesson. Have you ever noticed how much of our agony is all tied up with craving and loss?”
    ― Susan Gordon Lydon, The Knitting Sutra: Craft as a Spiritual Practice
    tags: knitting, life, loss, zen
    287 likes

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  • #4
    Zhuangzi
    “Flow with whatever may happen, and let your mind be free: Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.”
    ― Zhuangzi
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  • #5
    Seneca
    “It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable.”
    ― Seneca, The Stoic Philosophy of Seneca: Essays and Letters
    tags: consicousness, dissociation, mind, stoicism, transcendence, zen
    679 likes

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  • #6
    Kabir
    “Many have died; you also will die. The drum of death is being beaten. The world has fallen in love with a dream. Only sayings of the wise will remain.”
    ― Kabir, The Bijak of Kabir
    tags: death, impermanence, old-songs, sword-sentiments, wisdom, zen
    222 likes

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  • #7
    Kobayashi Issa
    “Where there are humans,
    You'll find flies,
    And Buddhas.”
    ― Kobayashi Issa
    tags: buddhism, flies, zen
    161 likes

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  • #8
    Gary Snyder
    “When the mind is exhausted of images, it invents its own.”
    ― Gary Snyder, Earth House Hold: Technical Notes & Queries to Fellow Dharma Revolutionaries
    tags: buddhism, dharma, gary, mind, snyder, zen
    100 likes

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  • #9
    Shunryu Suzuki
    “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few”
    ― Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
    tags: inspirational, philosophy, zen
    276 likes

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  • #10
    Dag Hammarskjöld
    “This accidental
    meeting of possibilities
    calls itself I.

    I ask: what am I doing here?
    And, at once, this I
    becomes unreal.”
    ― Dag Hammarskjöld, Markings
    tags: emptiness, self, zen
    59 likes

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  • #11
    Donna Quesada
    “When you catch yourself slipping into a pool of negativity, notice how it derives from nothing other than resistance to the current situation.”
    ― Donna Quesada, Buddha in the Classroom: Zen Wisdom to Inspire Teachers
    tags: buddhism, consciousness-raising, spirituality, yoga, zen
    139 likes

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    Donna Quesada
    “What we can change is our perceptions, which have the effect of changing everything.”
    ― Donna Quesada, Buddha in the Classroom: Zen Wisdom to Inspire Teachers
    tags: education, inspiration, inspirational-quotes, wisdom-quote, zen
    31 likes

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  • #13
    “there is no problems, only solutions".”
    ― Vesa Peltonen
    tags: art, bio, creative, cultural, life, psychology, zen
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  • #14
    Edgar Allan Poe
    “Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.”
    ― Edgar Allan Poe
    tags: adversity, contrast
    2135 likes

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  • #15
    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: attributed-no-source, happiness
    12748 likes

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    Dalai Lama XIV
    “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
    ― Dalai Lama XIV
    tags: happiness, inspirational
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  • #17
    Ernest Hemingway
    “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.”
    ― Ernest Hemingway, The Garden of Eden
    tags: happiness
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  • #18
    C. JoyBell C.
    “Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it.”
    ― C. JoyBell C.
    tags: belief, bravery, courage, fear, fears, inspirational, inspirational-life, inspirational-quotes, strength
    4905 likes

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    Marcus Aurelius
    “You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
    ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
    tags: ataraxy, inner-strength, inspiration, self-control, strength
    5976 likes

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    Eleanor Roosevelt
    “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”
    ― Eleanor Roosevelt
    tags: inspiration, strength, tomorrow
    1218 likes

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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: inner-strength, mahatma-gandhi, strength, will
    1200 likes

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  • #22
    Lou Holtz
    “When all is said and done, more is said than done.”
    ― Lou Holtz
    tags: inspiration, motivation
    1430 likes

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  • #23
    Lou Holtz
    “It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.”
    ― Lou Holtz
    tags: inspiration, motivation
    4834 likes

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  • #24
    Lou Holtz
    “You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.”
    ― Lou Holtz
    tags: inspiration, motivation
    1175 likes

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  • #25
    Lou Holtz
    “You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.”
    ― Lou Holtz
    tags: inspiration, motivation
    973 likes

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    Paulo Coelho
    “If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it.”
    ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
    tags: inspirational, motivation
    874 likes

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  • #27
    Paulo Coelho
    “When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.”
    ― Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes
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    Paulo Coelho
    “If I am really a part of your dream, you'll come back one day.”
    ― Paulo Coelho
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  • #29
    Paulo Coelho
    “Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.”
    ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
    tags: fear
    3014 likes

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  • #30
    Paulo Coelho
    “You are what you believe yourself to be.”
    ― Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello
    1823 likes



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