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Friday, February 11, 2022

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The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible. - Oscar Wilde Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. - Henry David Thoreau To know the whole world is nothing when it is compared to knowing your own inner mystery of life. - Osho The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather. - Pema Chödrön Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

We never know how high we are Till we are asked to rise And then if we are true to plan Our statures touch the skies —The Heroism we recite Would be a normal thing Did not ourselves the Cubits warp For fear to be a King. Emily Dickinson Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 7, 2022

“For every minute you remain angry, you give up 60 seconds of peace of mind.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Sign in to see full entry.

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Another personal motto: A winner is a loser who never gave up. - Nelson Mandela Sign in to see full entry.

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I think this sums it up quite nicely. We go through life. We shed our skins. We become ourselves. - Patti Smith Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 6, 2022

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.- Baruch Spinoza It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it. - Martin Luther King, Jr. We can never obtain peace in the outer... Sign in to see full entry.

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Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss. - Epicurus The smallest deed is better than the grandest intention. - Anonymous Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 5, 2022

The world is incomprehensible. We won't ever understand it; we won't ever unravel its secrets. Thus we must treat the world as it is: a sheer mystery. - - Carlos Castaneda The uncertainty that comes from knowledge (knowing what you don't know) is different from uncertainty coming from ignorance. -... Sign in to see full entry.

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Patience is also a form of action. - Auguste Rodin French artist Auguste Rodin understood well the inherent virtue of patience. He is known for his expressive sculptures — most famously “The Thinker,” completed in 1904. Rodin spent long hours carefully crafting his creations from bronze and marble.... Sign in to see full entry.

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I've collected and savored 'quotes' since I was young. Some were from 'famous' people, and some were from folks like you and me. If it caught my fancy, I saved it. Now, I'll share them with you.

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