“Oftentimes. when people are miserable, they will want to make other people miserable, too. But it never helps.”
― The Blank Book
― The Blank Book
“And now I'm right back where I started. Sober and miserable.”
― Evermore
― Evermore
“I would cling to unhappiness because it was a known, familiar state. When I was happier, it was because I knew I was on my way back to misery. I've never been convinced that happiness is the object of the game. I'm wary of happiness.”
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“I stumbled out into the courtyard to try to flee my misery, but of course we can never flee the misery that is within us.”
― Memoirs of a Geisha
― Memoirs of a Geisha
“Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:
- I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
- I shall fear only God.
- I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
- I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
- I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.”
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- I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
- I shall fear only God.
- I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
- I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
- I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.”
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