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If you meet some standard of objective attractiveness, people think you’re better than you actually are—smarter, more interesting, worthier of existing. Combined with the right personality, this can be powerful.
“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”
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“Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.”
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“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
― The Teaching of Buddha
― The Teaching of Buddha
“There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.”
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“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.”
― Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina
― Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina
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A family discussion forum. “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” ― C.S. Lewis
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