“To be everywhere is to be nowhere.”
― Letters from a Stoic
― Letters from a Stoic
“Whatever happens around you, don't take it personally... Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves.”
― The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
― The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
“Verily the lust for comfort murders the passion of the soul, and then walks grinning in the funeral.”
― The Prophet
― The Prophet
“Imagine what effect it would have on you if someone stood behind you all day telling you how useless you were when you were trying desperately to cope with a difficult experience. Now imagine how much worse it would be if the criticism and harsh judgment came from inside your own mind.”
― The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness
― The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness
“A guy needs somebody―to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you. I tell ya, I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick.”
― Of Mice and Men
― Of Mice and Men
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