"Never having been able to succeed in the world, he took his revenge by speaking ill of it."

Psychology, Failure, Revenge, World, Cynicism

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"Never having been able to succeed in the world, he took his revenge by speaking ill of it."

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"Instead of breaking or cherry-picking the rules, many just follow the inner rules, which have been instilled during their lifetime and have subtly permeated their thinking. They value rules, as it offers the ravishment of a securing, ceremonial rhythm in life and it prevents them from breaking free from their cocoon, all the more because freedom can be so scaring and exhausting. ['When forgetting the rules of the game']"

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"Even if we have bad feelings about our past and it causes a sense of alienation, it belongs to our history. Its benchmarks are stored in the granary of our mind and crucial evaluations for the future cannot be made without consulting the archive of our memory. ['Not without the past']"

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"How then did it work out, this? How did one judge people, think of them? How did one add up this and that and conclude that it was liking one felt, or disliking?"

Virginia Woolf, British Author

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"I feel like when I give trust that isn't earned, I receive hurt that isn't deserved."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

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"Boredom is a symptom of a conditioned and closed mind. If you are bored, you're doing yourself a tremendous disservice. Open your mind, break-free from your conditioned routine, and reignite the flames of excitement and discovery."

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"Blame is the creed of the disempowered."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

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"Some people feed your ego, but starve your soul."

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"The greatest enemy to fear is truth."

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"It has been said of dreams that they are a 'controlled psychosis,' or, put another way, a psychosis is a dream breaking through during waking hours."

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"Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it comes to talking it away from them they will defend it like a lioness her young."

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