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Sylvia’s Quotes

Ralph Waldo Emerson
“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
tags: happiness
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Friedrich Nietzsche
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
tags: paraphrased, strength
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Mark Twain
“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain
tags: books, contentment, friends, friendship, life
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Frank Zappa
“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa
tags: books, humor
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Abraham Lincoln
“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
― Abraham Lincoln
tags: attributed-no-source, happiness
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