“They’d been attacked by lions,
stampeded by elephants, flooded out by rains, made war on by “natives.” The tales they told were simply incredible.
There they sat on a heavily antimacassared horsehair sofa, two prim and proper ladies in ruffles and lace, telling these
stupendous stories over tea.”
― The Color Purple
stampeded by elephants, flooded out by rains, made war on by “natives.” The tales they told were simply incredible.
There they sat on a heavily antimacassared horsehair sofa, two prim and proper ladies in ruffles and lace, telling these
stupendous stories over tea.”
― The Color Purple
“When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.
~Maya Angelou
Remember this because it will happen many times in your life. When people show you who they are the first time believe them. Not the 29th. time. When a man doesn't call you back the first time, when you are mistreated the first time, when someone shows you lack of integrity or dishonesty the first time, know that this will be followed many many other times, that will some point in life come back to haunt or hurt you. Live your life in truth. Don't pretend to be someone you're not. You will survive anything if you live your life from the point of view of truth.”
―
~Maya Angelou
Remember this because it will happen many times in your life. When people show you who they are the first time believe them. Not the 29th. time. When a man doesn't call you back the first time, when you are mistreated the first time, when someone shows you lack of integrity or dishonesty the first time, know that this will be followed many many other times, that will some point in life come back to haunt or hurt you. Live your life in truth. Don't pretend to be someone you're not. You will survive anything if you live your life from the point of view of truth.”
―
“much of the developing world—no longer suffers from diseases of deficiency. Instead we get the diseases of excess. This”
― What Doesn't Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude, and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength
― What Doesn't Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude, and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength
“All great things are slow of growth; this is true even of a grape or of a fig.
If then you say to me now, I desire a fig, I shall answer, It needs time: wait till it first
flower, then cast its blossom, then ripen. Whereas then the fruit of the fig-tree reaches
not maturity suddenly nor yet in a single hour, do you nevertheless desire so quickly,
and easily to reap the fruit of the mind of man?—Nay, expect it not, even though I bade
you!”
―
If then you say to me now, I desire a fig, I shall answer, It needs time: wait till it first
flower, then cast its blossom, then ripen. Whereas then the fruit of the fig-tree reaches
not maturity suddenly nor yet in a single hour, do you nevertheless desire so quickly,
and easily to reap the fruit of the mind of man?—Nay, expect it not, even though I bade
you!”
―
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