“The pure present is an ungraspable advance of the past devouring the future. In truth, all sensation is already memory.”
“Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, every detection of what is false directs you toward what is true, every trial exhausts some tempting form of error, and every adversity will only hide, for a time, your path to peace and fulfillment. ”
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“Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.”
― Letters from a Stoic
― Letters from a Stoic
“You have the freedom to be yourself, your true self, here and now, and nothing can stand in your way".”
― Jonathan Livingston Seagull
― Jonathan Livingston Seagull
“It is not the man who has too little that is poor, but the one who hankers after more.”
― Letters from a Stoic
― Letters from a Stoic
“It’ll be down to you, Harry, to show them that a Seeker has to have something more than a rich father. Get to that Snitch before Malfoy or die trying, Harry, because we’ve got to win today, we’ve got to.” “So no pressure, Harry,” said Fred, winking at him.”
― Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
― Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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