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“Seeing the mud around a lotus is pessimism, seeing a lotus in the mud is optimism.”
― Wealth of Words
― Wealth of Words
“When the mind is silent like a lake the lotus blossoms.”
― Enlightenment Step by Step
― Enlightenment Step by Step
“Great people will always be mocked by those who feel smaller than them. A lion does not flinch at laughter coming from a hyena. A gorilla does not budge from a banana thrown at it by a monkey.
A nightingale does not stop singing its beautiful song at the intrusion of an annoying woodpecker. Whenever you should doubt your self-worth, remember the lotus flower. Even though it plunges to life from beneath the mud,
it does not allow the dirt that surrounds it to affect its growth or beauty.”
― Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
A nightingale does not stop singing its beautiful song at the intrusion of an annoying woodpecker. Whenever you should doubt your self-worth, remember the lotus flower. Even though it plunges to life from beneath the mud,
it does not allow the dirt that surrounds it to affect its growth or beauty.”
― Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
“Be like a lotus. Let the beauty of your heart speak. Be grateful to the mud, water, air and the light.”
― Nonviolence: The Transforming Power
― Nonviolence: The Transforming Power
“Every struggle is like mud - there are always some lotus seeds waiting to sprout.”
― Nonviolence: The Transforming Power
― Nonviolence: The Transforming Power
Willi’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Willi’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
218 books
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41 friends
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178 books
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18 friends
48 books
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2 friends
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