Patricia

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Patricia’s Quotes

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

tags: friendship, lack-of-friendship, lack-of-love, love, marriage, unhappy-marriage

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“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”
― Jim Henson

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“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
― Mother Teresa

tags: misattributed-to-mother-teresa, paraphrased

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“We read to know we're not alone.”
― William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play

tags: misattributed-to-c-s-lewis, reading

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“ The Paradoxical Commandments

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.”
― Kent M. Keith, The Silent Revolution: Dynamic Leadership in the Student Council

tags: forgiveness, goodness, happiness, honesty, kindness, misattributed-to-mother-teresa, world

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Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine — 175733 members — last activity 8 hours, 1 min ago
Hey Y’all, We’ve been reading together for awhile and we don’t know about you, but we’re ready to hear your thoughts and opinions. This group is a pl ...more

The Reading Challenge Group — 3200 members — last activity May 22, 2026 10:54AM
Track your progress on the annual Goodreads Reading Challenge and encourage each other to meet reading goals. **Get started here** **Join our monthly ...more

Audiobooks — 16584 members — last activity 13 hours, 59 min ago
Audio & audiobooks are getting more and more popular for commuters & those wanting to squeeze in another book or two a month while doing other activit ...more

Booktok 📚 — 228168 members — last activity 3 minutes ago
A place for booktokers to interact with each other and share the love

Readers of Every Realm — 4871 members — last activity 9 hours, 42 min ago
A vibrant gathering place for readers who wander through every corner of the literary universe. From sweeping romances to gripping thrillers, from epi ...more

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