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«But I did love you then, only I didn't realize it because it was so strong, and I still do love you, even though I know I've probably blown my chance.»
«Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful Self it's no wonder that we get hooked on thinking that happiness comes from the satisfaction of desires. This is the meaning of the old adage, ''Joy is not in things, it is in us.''»
«He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still»
«Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.»
«Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while maintaining privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists.»
«Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it. Let me not look for allies in life's battlefield but to my own strength. Let me not cave in.»
«Playing safe is probably the most unsafe thing in the world. You cannot stand still. You must go forward.»
«Stand still. The trees ahead and bush beside you are not lost.»
«Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.»
«A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes»