“Finally, it is generally agreed that no activity can be successfully pursued by an individual who is preoccupied”
― On the Shortness of Life
― On the Shortness of Life
“There isn't so much love in the world that you can turn it away when it's offered.”
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“There will always be causes for anxiety, whether due to prosperity or to wretchedness. Life will be driven on through a succession of preoccupations: we shall always long for leisure, but never enjoy it.”
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“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.”
― A Long Walk to Freedom: 1918-1962: Early Years, 1918-1962 v. 1
― A Long Walk to Freedom: 1918-1962: Early Years, 1918-1962 v. 1
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