Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.
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Bell Hooks
My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they're rich and important.
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
I sometimes sit on my roof. Not to be closer to god. To be further from y'all.
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Darnell Lamont Walker
When you love people, you are curious about who they are, what they think, and how they feel. You watch them closely, wondering about their experience and what you can do to make it more enjoyable. You feel compassion for their pain and seek to...
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Vironika Tugaleva
Seeking happiness is not the problem. The problem is that we often do not know where and how to find genuine happiness and so make the mistakes that cause suffering for ourselves & others.
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Sharon Salzberg
More Quotes By Abu AlAla AlMaarri
When men shake hands with time, time crushes Them like tumblers; little pieces of glass.
Hold tight to what is most yourself, Don't squander it, don't let your life Be governed by what disturbs you.
Good men's actions are natural While a scoundrel's charity Is carefully planned to please.
Some people are like an open grave: You give it the thing you love most And then get nothing in return.
You're given the fruit of one palm tree: Bear it a basin of clear water. Don't trouble with the plight of other palms.
