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Francis de Sales
“Have patience with all things. But, first of all with yourself.”
― Francis de Sales
tags: patience, self-care
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Richard Dawkins
“Anyone can popularize science if he oversimplifies.”
― Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
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“During the night we must wait for the light.”
― St. Francis de Sales
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“Be who you are and be that well.”
― St. Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
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“Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre.”
― Joe Klein, Primary Colors
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