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“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”
― Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
― Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
“When you grow up as a girl, the world tells you the things that you are supposed to be: emotional, loving, beautiful, wanted. And then when you are those things, the world tells you they are inferior: illogical, weak, vain, empty.”
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“Be in love with your life, every detail of it.”
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“Wake up! If you knew for certain that you had a terminal illness - if you had precious little time left to make use of your life and consider who you are, you'd not waste time on self-indulgence or fear, lethargy or ambition. Be happy now, without reason - or you never will be at all.”
― Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
― Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”
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