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Seán Óg Máirtín

by Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé

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Conair na Fraince go Santiago

by Frainc Mac Brádaigh, SJ

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Mar 14, 2018 03:49PM

“The drawback of brood parasitism is that, over evolutionary time, the victim erects ever more defences. To break these defences down requires effort. The cuckoo now has to work hard to be lazy.”
― John Lewis-Stempel

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“Today everything must be easy and it mustn't take time ... ready meals. Powdered hot chocolate and instant coffee ... Living takes time. We need to give each other time.”
― Karin Fossum, Broken

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“Don't let anyone tell you that introverts are anti-social - we are just differently social.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts

tags: humanity-inspirational, self-help, self-improvement

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“Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you are.”
― José Ortega y Gasset

tags: interests, personality, values

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“The truth is that no one lives off the truth and that's why no one cares about the truth. The truth we make for ourselves is just the sum of what is in someone's interest, balanced by the power they hold.”
― Jo Nesbø, Flaggermusmannen

tags: harry-hole, jo-nesbo, the-bat

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