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“Humility is a noble trait, but if a man is going to feel shame for those moments in which he fails, then he ought, at the least, to allow himself to feel pride for those moments he does not. Being critical of oneself can become as much of
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“Philosophy? What good is that? Isn’t it the art of saying nothing with as many words as possible?”
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“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.”
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“Hope comes from the most unlikely places. The sun shines brightest in the morning, however dark the night was. At spring the first flower is brightest and the fruits are freshest. The songs of birds after winter are like water to the thirsty... And the smallest person can change the course of the future.”
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“I think we all wear armor. I think those who don’t are fools, risking the pain of being wounded by the sharp edges of the world, over and over again. But if I’ve learned anything from those fools, it is that to be vulnerable is a strength most of us fear. It takes courage to let down your armor, to welcome people to see you as you are.”
― Divine Rivals
― Divine Rivals
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”
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Classical Poetry Group
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Do you love classical poetry? Do you lament the fact that it is fading to obscurity? Whether you write classical poetry, you love reading it, or you ...more
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