"I believe that maturity is not an outgrowing, but a growing up: that an adult is not a dead child, but a child who survived. I believe that all the best faculties of a mature human being exist in the child. . . . that one of the most deeply human, and humane, of these faculties is the power of imagination."
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"Turn your wounds into wisdom."
"Till Death Do You Part [10w] Marriage will indeed change people ~for better or for worse."
"Man is a mystery. It needs to be unravelled, and if you spend your whole life unravelling it, don't say that you've wasted time. I am studying that mystery because I want to be a human being."
"Forget the place you're trying to get to and see the beauty in right now..."
"From the cradle to the grave, joy and pain is the fertilizer for wisdom."
"Getting divorced just because you don't love a man is almost as silly as getting married just because you do."
"Patience and wisdom walk hand in hand, like two one-armed lovers."
"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought."
"It doesn't matter if the water is cold or warm if you're going to have to wade through it anyway."
"Enemies of My Enemies Who knew the enemies of my enemies were good dancers."
"Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare."
"Rain Check I'm a shitty typist and speller, I hunt and peck,I wrote, "i LeFt mY sWeEtToOtH iN yOuR nEcKoF tHe WoOdS, cOuLd YoU pLeAsE bRiNgIt BeCk."Surprisingly, you did,and left."rAiN cHeCk."
"I've come to the point where I never feel the need to stop and evaluate whether or not I am happy. I'm just 'being', and without question, by default, it works."
"Wise men profit more by fools than fools by wise men."
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
"Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation."
"The least strained and most natural ways of the soul are the most beautiful; the best occupations are the least forced."
"No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness.If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind."
"Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up"