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“Humility makes us more friendly
Happiness makes us more lively.
Love makes us more caring
Dream makes us more daring.
Trust makes us more forgiving
Kindness makes us more loving.
Hope gives us the joy of dreaming
Peace gives us the joy of living.”
― Debasish Mridha

tags: caring, daring, debasish, dream, dreaming, forgiving, friendly, happiness, hope, humility, joy, kindness, life, lively, living, love, loving, mridha, peace, philosophy, trust

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“...very lonely and, often, very unhappy, with the poignant misery that comes to lonely people who long to be social and cannot, somehow, step naturally and unselfconsciously into some friendly group”
― Shirley Jackson, Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories

tags: alone, come-to-the-fair, isolation, loneliness, lonely, misery, outcast, recluse, solitary, solitude

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“In some cases, some way, and sometimes you can tolerate or even if needed be considerate, but do not ever compromise moreover lower your standards.”
― Glad Munaiseche

tags: compromise, considerate, consideration-of-others, standard, tolerate

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“A little caring, a little love, and a little kindness can give you joy and bring enduring happiness.”
― Debasish Mridha