Desirée
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Antifragility is beyond resilience or robustness. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better.
“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.”
― 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness
― 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness
“I just want peace. The peace from forgiveness is more satisfying than revenge.”
― Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That’s Beautiful Again
― Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That’s Beautiful Again
“Epictetus: “It’s not things that upset us but our judgments about things,”
― How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
― How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
“One of the strange things about adulthood is that you are your current self, but you are also all the selves you used to be, the ones you grew out of but can't ever quite get rid of.”
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
“I’m marrying off my cousin to a horse,” he muttered.”
― My Lady Jane
― My Lady Jane
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