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"It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them."
People
"The darkness of death is like the evening twilight; it makes all objects appear more lovely to the dying."
Death
"A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward."
Time
"Weaklings must lie."
Lie
"Every man regards his own life as the New Year's Eve of time."
Life
"Live your life and forget your age."
Life
"Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm."
Life
"Woman and men of retiring timidity are cowardly only in dangers which affect themselves, but the first to rescue when others are in danger."
Man
"Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations."
Action
"The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at the end, and by posterity."
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"Suffering is an essential component of life. No person escapes suffering, which is indivisible from life itself. Suffering is what places in in contact with the self; it is what allows us to understand the spiritual nature behind our existence."
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"This man suffered too much. He hated all this, and somehow he couldn't get away. When I had a chance I begged him to try and leave while there was time; I offered to go back with him. And he would say yes, and then he would remain..."
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Personal Development
"The unavoidable has touched the life of every human being on the face of the earth. Some have rebounded, others have given up--but all of us have felt the wings of tragedy brushing against us."
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Personal Development
"I doubt if I have made the best use of all my calamities. Soft, amiable natures they would have refined to saintliness; of strong, evil spirits they would have made demons; as for me, I have only been a woe-struck and selfish woman."
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Personal Development
"Although it pains me to admit it, I am quite familiar with the holes in life. And this familiarity is due to the fact that I spend far more time in these holes than I spend on the paths that brought me to them."
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Personal Development
"...suffering and freedom have their limits...those limits are very near together."
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Personal Development
"As long as there is worldly life, one is going to attain physical body, and as long as there is a body, there will be worldly miseries and troubles."
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Personal Development
"When we suffer in silence, we think that we are alone, different, separate. When we share our stories of suffering, we find that we are the same."
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Personal Development
"He ran as fast as he could, but the memories were fast too. He stumbled upon them and fell to the ground. The memories got up and stared into his eyes menacingly, they laughed harder and kept their foot on his neck. He choked and fought to breathe. He tried and failed to scream. They choked him hard until he suffered and died miserably inside."
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Personal Development
"Also, I'm angry. I know life is hard, I think everyone knows that in their hearts, but why does it have to be cruel, as well? Why does it have to bite?"
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Personal Development
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