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#1

“Anybody can look at a pretty girl and see a pretty girl. An artist can look at a pretty girl and see the old woman she will become. A better artist can look at an old woman and see the pretty girl that she used to be. But a great artist-a master-and that is what Auguste Rodin was-can look at an old woman, protray her exactly as she is...and force the viewer to see the pretty girl she used to be...and more than that, he can make anyone with the sensitivity of an armadillo, or even you, see that this lovely young girl is still alive, not old and ugly at all, but simply prisoned inside her ruined body. He can make you feel the quiet, endless tragedy that there was never a girl born who ever grew older than eighteen in her heart...no matter what the merciless hours have done to her. Look at her, Ben. Growing old doesn't matter to you and me; we were never meant to be admired-but it does to them.”
― Robert Heinlein

tags: art, life, old, wisdom, youth

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#2

“The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”
― Voltaire

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#3

“I think I've discovered the secret of life -- you just hang around until you get used to it.”
― Charles Schultz

tags: humor, life, wisdom

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#4

“Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see.”
― Helen Keller

tags: blindness, death, faith, inspirational, wisdom

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#5

“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.”
― Anne Bradstreet

tags: authority, brute-force, force, oppression, wisdom

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#6

“Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

tags: humor, wisdom

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#7

“The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

tags: decisiveness, inaction, just-do-it, timidity, wisdom

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#8

“You're going to meet many people with domineering personalities: the loud, the obnoxious, those that noisily stake their claims in your territory and everywhere else they set foot on. This is the blueprint of a predator. Predators prey on gentleness, peace, calmness, sweetness and any positivity that they sniff out as weakness. Anything that is happy and at peace they mistake for weakness. It's not your job to change these people, but it's your job to show them that your peace and gentleness do not equate to weakness. I have always appeared to be fragile and delicate but the thing is, I am not fragile and I am not delicate. I am very gentle but I can show you that the gentle also possess a poison. I compare myself to silk. People mistake silk to be weak but a silk handkerchief can protect the wearer from a gunshot. There are many people who will want to befriend you if you fit the description of what they think is weak; predators want to have friends that they can dominate over because that makes them feel strong and important. The truth is that predators have no strength and no courage. It is you who are strong, and it is you who has courage. I have lost many a friend over the fact that when they attempt to rip me, they can't. They accuse me of being deceiving; I am not deceiving, I am just made of silk. It is they who are stupid and wrongly take gentleness and fairness for weakness. There are many more predators in this world, so I want you to be made of silk. You are silk.”
― C. JoyBell C.

tags: be-wise, firm-resolve, inner-strength, inspirational-attitude, inspirational-life, inspirational-quotes, learning, life-and-living, living-and-learning, predators, silk, strength, warnings, weakness, wisdom, wisdom-quotes

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#9

“Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.”
― Karl Lagerfeld

tags: altruism, care, caring, designer, ego, happiness, life, love, nobody, self-love, self-sacrifice, selfish, wisdom

1143 likes

#10

“I don't understand people who say they need more "Me Time." What other time is there? Do these people spend part of their day in someone else's body?”
― Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not for Sale

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#11

“A fit, healthy body—that is the best fashion statement”
― Jess C Scott

tags: beauty, body, body-image, culture, dance, dancer, desire, fashion, fitness, food, food-for-thought, friendship, funny, girl, health, healthy, hip-hop, honesty, humor, humour, imagination, individuality, life, love, lust-for-life, music, novel, passion, reality, relationships, self, sex, truth, wisdom, young, young-adult, young-adult-fiction, young-adult-literature, young-adult-novels, young-adults, youth

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#12

“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.”
― William James

tags: wisdom

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#13

“If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door”
― Milton Berle

tags: change, opportunity, self-determination, wisdom

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#14

“But magic is neither good nor evil. It is a tool, like a knife. Is a knife evil? Only if the wielder is evil.”
― Rick Riordan, The House of Hades

tags: wisdom

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#15

“wisdom comes to us when it can no longer do any good.”
― Gabriel García Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera

tags: wisdom

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#16

“Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul.”
― Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days

tags: understanding-others, wisdom

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#17

“Lost time is never found again.”
― Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack

tags: time, wisdom

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#18

“Don't go looking for boys in the dark
They will say pretty things then
leave you with scars.
Do go looking for boys in the park
For that is where the true gentlemen are.”
― Anna Godbersen, The Luxe

tags: advice, gentlemen, humor, love, wisdom

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#19

“But what if I make a mistake?' Will asked.

Gilan threw back his head and laughed. 'A mistake? One mistake? You should be so lucky. You'll make dozens! I made four or five on my first day alone! Of course you'll make mistakes. Just don't make any of them twice. If you do mess things up, don't try to hide it. Don't try to rationalize it. Recognize it and admit it and learn from it. We never stop learning, none of us.”
― John Flanagan, Erak's Ransom

tags: learning, mistakes, wisdom

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#20

“You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”
― Siddhārtha Gautama

tags: wisdom

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#21

“You must give everything to make your life as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination.”
― Roman Payne

tags: empowerment, exploration, feminism, roman-payne, strong-women, the-wanderess, wander, wanderer, wanderess, wandering

1180 likes

#22

“We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged”
― Heinrich Heine

tags: life, philosophy, revenge, wisdom

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#23

“It is strange how often a heart must be broken
Before the years can make it wise.”
― Sara Teasdale, The Collected Poems

tags: heart, heartbreak, poetry, wisdom

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#24

“It does not matter how long you are spending on the earth, how much money you have gathered or how much attention you have received. It is the amount of positive vibration you have radiated in life that matters,”
― Amit Ray, Meditation: Insights and Inspirations

tags: attention, compassion, happiness, happy-life, inspirational, kindness, life, love, meaning-of-life, meditation, money, oneness, peace, perspective, philosophy, positive-attitude, positive-living, purpose, purpose-in-life, purpose-of-life, purposeful-living, respect, revelation, self-awareness, self-discovery, spirit, spirituality, wisdom

1116 likes

#25

“Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier.”
― Simone Elkeles, How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's Reputation

tags: happiness, noah, truth, wisdom

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#26

“Women may fall when there's no strength in men.
Act II”
― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

tags: faithfulness, marriage, men, wisdom, women

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#27

“If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality.”
― Dr. Roopleen

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#28

“There are women who make things better... simply by showing up. There are women who make things happen. There are women who make their way. There are women who make a difference. And women who make us smile. There are women of wit and wisdom who- through strength and courage- make it through. There are women who change the world everyday... Women like you.”
― Ashley Rice

tags: change, strength, wisdom, women

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#29

“It is wise to direct your anger towards problems -- not people; to focus your energies on answers -- not excuses.”
― William Arthur Ward

tags: anger, life, wisdom

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#30

“Never respond to an angry person with a fiery comeback, even if he deserves it...Don't allow his anger to become your anger.”
― Bohdi Sanders, Warrior Wisdom: Ageless Wisdom for the Modern Warrior

tags: anger, anger-management, ataraxy, bushido, inner-peace, inspirational, life, life-experience, life-lessons, martial-arts, motivational, self-control, serenity, warrior-ethos, warriors, warriorship, wisdom

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