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101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

by Brianna Wiest (Goodreads Author)

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“Oh, life, life!" Bastidas complained, sipping his drink. "What is life? A little flame at the tip of a candle, exposed to a strong wind.”
― Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Marginal Voices: Selected Stories

tags: life-philosophy

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“Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”
― Franz Kafka

tags: honesty, truth-telling, writing

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“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: god, heart, humanity, inspirational, prayer, religion, souls, weakness

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“Nada me impresiona más que los hombres que lloran. Nuestra cobardía nos ha hecho considerar el llanto como cosa de mujercitas. Cuando solo lloran los valientes: por ejemplo, los héroes de Homero”.”
― Julio Ramón Ribeyro

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“Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:

- I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
- I shall fear only God.
- I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
- I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
- I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: bravery, god, goodness, humanity, justice, kindness, peace, suffering

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