“I was modest--they accused me of being crafty: I became secretive. I felt deeply good and evil--nobody caressed me, everybody offended me: I became rancorous. I was gloomy--other children were merry and talkative. I felt myself superior to them--but was considered inferior: I became envious. I was ready to love the whole world--none understood me: and I learned to hate.”
― A Hero of Our Time
― A Hero of Our Time
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
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“It is easy to see the beginnings of things, and harder to see the ends.”
― Slouching Towards Bethlehem
― Slouching Towards Bethlehem
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