In romance, we feel the need to zoom in and expound on our partner’s foibles in intimate detail; in friendship, we tend to do the opposite, avoiding confrontation through fear, lethargy or both.
Archives: Quotes
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Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
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I love you the more in that I believe you
I love you the more in that I believe you had liked me for my own sake and for nothing else.
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Friendships are the family we make – not the one
Friendships are the family we make – not the one we inherit. I’ve always been someone to whom friendship, elective affinities, is as important as family.
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There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that
There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.
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We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be
We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.
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The pine stays green in winter… wisdom in hardship.
The pine stays green in winter… wisdom in hardship.
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A garden is always a series of losses set against
A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself.
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You cannot change anything in your life with intention alone,
You cannot change anything in your life with intention alone, which can become a watered-down, occasional hope that you’ll get to tomorrow. Intention without action is useless.
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You do not become good by trying to be good,
You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you.