There will be people near me, and to be a human being among human beings, and remain one forever, no matter what misfortunes befall, not to become depressed, and not to falter—this is what life is, herein lies its task.
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
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And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
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“Lord, help me forgive those who sin differently than I.” When”
― Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
― Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
“Nobody can stay in the garden of Eden," Jacques said. And then: "I wonder why.”
― Giovanni’s Room
― Giovanni’s Room
“You must know that there is nothing higher and stronger and more wholesome and good for life in the future than some good memory, especially a memory of childhood, of home. People talk to you a great deal about your education, but some good, sacred memory, preserved from childhood, is perhaps the best education. If a man carries many such memories with him into life, he is safe to the end of his days, and if one has only one good memory left in one's heart, even that may sometime be the means of saving us.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
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