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The average man is hooked to his fellow men, while the warrior is hooked only to infinity.

By talking to yourself every hour of the day, you can direct yourself to think thoughts of courage a...

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From apparently the basest metals we have the finest toned bells.

We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world

The purpose of that apple tree is to grow a little new wood each year. That is what I plan to do.

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

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Henry Ward BeecherLife Thoughts Gathered from the Extemporaneous Discourses of Henry Ward Beecher

It takes a well-spent lifetime, and perhaps more, to crystalize in us that for which we exist.

I am who I am firstly because of genetics, and, running a very close second, because of choices: one...

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Her stare fixed me. Without rancour and without regret; without triumph and without evil; as Desdemo...

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Some changes happen deep down inside of you. And the truth is, only you know about them.

Whether we're forgiving our parents or someone else or ourselves, the laws of mind remain the same. ...

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Marianne WilliamsonA Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles"

The ego is our pain, but it is what we know and we resist moving out of it.  The effort it takes to ...

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Marianne WilliamsonA Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles"

Healing occurs in the present, not the past.  We're not held back by the love we didn't receive in t...

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Marianne WilliamsonA Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles"

A philosophy a system of principles that will guide your thoughts and actions.

Possibly, he was in a state of second growth and recovery, and was constantly assimilating nutriment...

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There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you your...

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Yes, I decided, a man can truly change. The events of the past year have taught me much about myself...

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You take a step, then another. That’s the journey. But to take a step with your eyes open is not a j...

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I realize that I cannot say enough. So. Since I cannot say enough, at least I will avoid saying to m...

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The Function of Leadership is to produce more Leaders, Not more Followers.

We do not know today whether we are busy or idle. In times when we thought ourselves indolent we hav...

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Happiness is a state of mind, not a set of circumstances.

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Richard CarlsonYou Can Be Happy No Matter What: Five Principles for Keeping Life in Perspective

It is our ability to forget our problems, through the process of thought, rather than the passage of...

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Richard CarlsonYou Can Be Happy No Matter What: Five Principles for Keeping Life in Perspective

Happiness is a state of mind, not a set of circumstances.

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Richard CarlsonYou Can Be Happy No Matter What: Five Principles for Keeping Life in Perspective

It is our ability to forget our problems, through the process of thought, rather than the passage of...

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Richard CarlsonYou Can Be Happy No Matter What: Five Principles for Keeping Life in Perspective

Clearing your head of everything you thought you knew, even your mostcherished ideas, will give you ...

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Clearing your head of everything you thought you knew, even your mostcherished ideas, will give you ...

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Clearing your head of everything you thought you knew, even your mostcherished ideas, will give you ...

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Clearing your head of everything you thought you knew, even your mostcherished ideas, will give you ...

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For the future, I shall rely only upon those elements of my character which I have tested. Who would...

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Philosophy's greatest task is to enlarge our sense of possibility.

A winner knows how much he still has to learn, even when he is considered an expert by others; a los...

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The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but m...

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I want to grow. I want to be better. You Grow. We all grow. We're made to grow.You either evolve or ...

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...The happy Warrior... 'tis, finally, the man, who, lifted high, conspicuous object in a nation's e...

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William WordsworthCharacter of the Happy Warrior

When a reader enters the pages of a book of poetry, he or she enters a world where dreams transform ...

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AberjhaniCollected Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black

Everywhere we shine death and life burn into something new…

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AberjhaniElemental: The Power of Illuminated Love

Knowledge planted in truth grows in truth.Strength born of peace loses nothing to hate.

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AberjhaniElemental: The Power of Illuminated Love

Journey through the Power of the Rainbow represents a condensed compendium of literary efforts from ...

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AberjhaniJourney through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

Dare to love yourselfas if you were a rainbowwith gold at both ends.

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AberjhaniJourney through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

Souls reconstructed with faith transform agony into peace.

Where humanitysowed faith, hope, and unity, joy’s garden blossomed.

How many ills, how many infirmities, does man owe to his excesses, his ambition – in a word, to the ...

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Nothing can be delicious when you are holding your breath.

I have not yet spoken my last word about women. I believe that if a woman succeeds in withdrawing fr...

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Arthur SchopenhauerSchopenhauer and the Wild Years of Philosophy