judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
dalai lama
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the pain of losing something precious – be it happiness or material wealth – can be forgotten over time. but our missed opportunities never leave us, and every time they come back to haunt us, we ache. or perhaps what haunts us is that nagging thought that things might have turned out differently. because without that thought, we would put it down to fate and accept it.
sabahattin ali -
keeping silent sometimes looks like broken glass pieces! they fill your mouth. if you remain silent, they hurt you; if you speak, they make you bleed…
oguz atay -
when you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. but if you listen, you may learn something new.
dalai lama -
the most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. these persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. beautiful people do not just happen.
elisabeth kubler-ross -
holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
buddha -
a society that erects taboos against a discussion of historical events and institutes related prohibitions cannot have a democratic future.
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all human wisdom is contained in these two words - wait and hope
alexandre dumas -
an intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. an artist says a hard thing in a simple way.
charles bukowski -
if you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.
plato
