100 Quotes About Truth

There are some things in life that are true for everyone. For example, the Earth is round. The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. There are also some things that are true for most people, but not all of us believe them to be true Read more

We learn these things as we grow up, and we accept them as true for ourselves. But there are also some things we simply don’t want to believe — and we make up our own truths about how the world works and what our purpose is. These truth quotes will help you discover your own truths about yourself and the world around you, and hopefully free you from your own lies that may be holding you back from living a more fulfilled life.

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I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. Marilyn Monroe
When someone loves you, the way they talk about you...
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When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable. Jess C. Scott
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When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always. Mahatma Gandhi
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Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image. If in loving them we do not love what they are, but only their potential likeness to ourselves, then we do not love them: we only love the reflection of ourselves we find in them Thomas Merton
To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved...
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To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous. Elizabeth Gilbert
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I'm about to make a wild, extreme and severe relationship rule: the word busy is a load of crap and is most often used by assholes. The word "busy" is the relationship Weapon of Mass Destruction. It seems like a good excuse, but in fact in every silo you uncover, all you're going to find is a man who didn't care enough to call. Remember men are never to busy to get what they want. Greg Behrendt
Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will
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Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will John Green
Those sweet lips. My, oh my, I could kiss those...
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Those sweet lips. My, oh my, I could kiss those lips all night long. Good things come to those who wait. Jess C. Scott
I envy people that know love. That have someone who...
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I envy people that know love. That have someone who takes them as they are. Jess C. Scott
Friends are the family you choose (~ Nin/Ithilnin, Elven rogue).
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Friends are the family you choose (~ Nin/Ithilnin, Elven rogue). Jess C. Scott
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Here's something else to think about: calling when you say you're going to is the very first brick in the house you are building of love and trust. If he can't lay this one stupid brick down, you ain't never gonna have a house baby, and it's cold outside. Greg Behrendt
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Let’s start with this statistic: You are delicious. Be brave, my sweet. I know you can get lonely. I know you can crave companionship and sex and love so badly that it physically hurts. But I truly believe that the only way you can find out that there’s something better out there is to first believe there’s something better out there. What other choice is there? Greg Behrendt
Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take...
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Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Walk your talk. Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering. Steve Maraboli
There is nothing that is going to make people hate...
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There is nothing that is going to make people hate you more, and love you more, than telling the truth. Stefan Molyneux
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A fit, healthy body–that is the best fashion statement Jess C. Scott
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I felt like an animal, and animals don’t know sin, do they? Jess C. Scott
I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the...
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I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination. John Keats
You may choose to look the other way but you...
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You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know. William Wilberforce
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V-Day…if you need this one day in a year to show everyone else you truly care for “your loved one” I think it’s quite stupid. I hate this commercialism. It’s all artificial, and has nothing to do with real love. Jess C. Scott
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Wait a second, " Four says. I turn toward him, wondering which version of Four I'll see now-the one who scolds me, or the one who climbs Ferris wheels with me. He smiles a little, but the smile doesn't spread to his eyes, which look less tense and worried." You belong here, you know that?" he says. "You belong with us. It'll be over soon, so just hold on, okay?" He scratches behind his ear and looks away, like he's embarrassed by what he said. I stare at him. I feel my heartbeat everywhere, even in my toes. I feel like doing something bold, but I could just as easily walk away. I am not sure which option is smarter, or better. I am not sure that I care. I reach out and take his hand. His fingers slide between mine. I can't breathe. I stare up at him, and he stares down at me. For a long moment, we stay that way. Then I pull my hand away and run after Uriah and Lynn and Marlene. Maybe now he thinks I'm stupid, or strange. Maybe it was worth it. Veronica Roth
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Transformation is my favorite game and in my experience, anger and frustration are the result of you not being authentic somewhere in your life or with someone in your life. Being fake about anything creates a block inside of you. Life can’t work for you if you don’t show up as you. Jason Mraz
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Sometimes people don’t understandthe promises they’re making when they make them, ” I said. Isaac shot me a look. “Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That’swhat love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway. Don’t you believe in true love? John Green
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My head’ll explode if I continue with this escapism. Jess C. Scott
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It’s strange how dreams get under your skin and give your heart a test for what’s real and what’s imaginary. Jason Mraz
I'm guilty of giving people more chances than they deserve...
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I'm guilty of giving people more chances than they deserve but when I'm done, I'm done. Turcois Ominek
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A truth should exist, it should not be usedlike this. If I love youis that a fact or a weapon? Margaret Atwood
It shattered something inside me that hadn't been broken before.
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It shattered something inside me that hadn't been broken before. E. Lockhart
Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the...
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Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.] Gautama Buddha
If you're not comfortable enough with yourself or with your...
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If you're not comfortable enough with yourself or with your own truth when entering a relationship, then you're not ready for that relationship. Steve Maraboli
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Frustration and Love can’t exist in the same place at the same time, so get real and start doing what you would rather be doing in life. Love your life. All of it. Even the heavy shit that happened to you when you were 8. All of it was and IS perfect. Jason Mraz
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When you give yourself permission to communicate what matters to you in every situation you will have peace despite rejection or disapproval. Putting a voice to your soul helps you to let go of the negative energy of fear and regret. Shannon L. Alder
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I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. (Psalms 116:1-2 NIV) Anonymous
I'm not crying because of you you're not worth it....
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I'm not crying because of you you're not worth it. I'm crying because my delusion of who you were was shattered by the truth of who you are. Steve Maraboli
The most confused you will ever get is when you...
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The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie. Shannon L. Alder
Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is...
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Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy. Warren W. Wiersbe
I never lie,
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I never lie, " I said offhand. "At least not to those I don't love. Anne Rice
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I told him I was going to betray you, and betray Lyra, and he believed me because I was corrupt and full of wickedness; he looked so deep I felt sure he'd see the truth. But I lied too well. I was lying with every nerve and fiber and everything I'd ever done... I wanted him to find no good in me, and he didn't. There is none. Philip Pullman
The worst thing you can do if you miss or...
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The worst thing you can do if you miss or need someone is let them know it. Sarah Dessen
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Your truest friends are the ones who will stand by you in your darkest moments--because they're willing to brave the shadows with you--and in your greatest moments--because they're not afraid to let you shine. Nicole Yatsonsky
It's easy to look back and see it, and it's...
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It's easy to look back and see it, and it's easy to give the advice. But the sad fact is, most people don't look beneath the surface until it's too late. Wendelin Van Draanen
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Maybe you could be mine / or maybe we’ll be entwined / aimless in this sexless foreplay. Jess C. Scott
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The unqualified truth is, that when I loved Estella with the love of a man, I loved her simply because I found her irresistible. Once for all; I knew to my sorrow, often and often, if not always, that I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be. Once for all; I love her none the less because I knew it, and it had no more influence in restraining me, than if I had devoutly believed her to be human perfection. Charles Dickens
How 'bout a shot of truth in that denial cocktail.
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How 'bout a shot of truth in that denial cocktail. Jennifer Salaiz
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I suppose it’s not a social norm, and not a manly thing to do – to feel, discuss feelings. So that’s what I’m giving the finger to. Social norms and stuff…what good are social norms, really? I think all they do is project a limited and harmful image of people. It thus impedes a broader social acceptance of what someone, or a group of people, might actually be like. Jess C. Scott
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have...
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I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant. Unknown
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Because I trust in the ever-changing climate of the heart. (At least, today I feel that way.) I think it is necessary to have many experiences for the sake of feeling something; for the sake of being challenged, and for the sake of being expressive, to offer something to someone else, to learn what we are capable of. Jason Mraz
To love is easy, to be in a relationship is...
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To love is easy, to be in a relationship is extremely difficult. Santosh Kalwar
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How would your life be different if… You approached all relationships with authenticity and honesty? Let today be the day… You dedicate yourself to building relationships on the solid foundation of truth and authenticity. Steve Maraboli
I asked you here tonight because when you realise you...
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I asked you here tonight because when you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible. Graeme Simsion
I realized when you look at your mother, you are...
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I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know. Mitch Albom
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I loved him. I couldn't pinpoint what made me so certain, but I knew it then, as surely as I knew my name or the color of the sky or any fact written in a book. Could he feel it, too? Maxon broke the kiss and looked at me. "You're so pretty when you are a mess." I laughed nervously. "Thank you. For that and for the rain and for not giving up." He ran his fingers along my cheek and nose and chin. "You're worth it. I don't think that you get that. You're worth it to me. Kiera Cass
When what you want is a relationship, and not a...
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When what you want is a relationship, and not a person, get a dog. Deb Caletti
No human should mislead another by promising them something they...
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No human should mislead another by promising them something they know to be untrue. Santosh Kalwar
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We're taught that in life, we should try to look on the bright side. Not in this case. In this case, assume rejection first. Assume you're the rule, not the exception. It's liberating. But we also know it's not an easy concept. -He's not just into you Greg Behrendt
True friends will always push you towards the great possibilities...
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True friends will always push you towards the great possibilities of your future, false friends will always chain you to the mistakes in your past. Seth Brown
You don't fall in love with someone because it's convenient.
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You don't fall in love with someone because it's convenient. Harriet Evans
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...no woman can love a weak man hard enough to make him strong. Pearl Cleage
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from...
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Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone one who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. Anonymous
Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors....
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Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. Kahlil Gibran
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The wounded child inside many males is a boy who, when he first spoke his truths, was silenced by paternal sadism, by a patriarchal world that did not want him to claim his true feelings. The wounded child inside many females is a girl who was taught from early childhood that she must become something other than herself, deny her true feelings, in order to attract and please others. When men and women punish each other for truth telling, we reinforce the notion that lies are better. To be loving we willingly hear the other’s truth, and most important, we affirm the value of truth telling. Lies may make people feel better, but they do not help them to know love. Bell Hooks
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Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Anonymous
I know I'm not going to be in your head...
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I know I'm not going to be in your head all the time. But once you know me, I'll be forever in your heart.  Crystal Woods
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To say ‘I love you’ one must first know how to say the ‘I.’ The meaning of the ‘I’ is an independent, self-sufficient entity that does not exist for the sake of any other person. A person who exists only for the sake of his loved one is not an independent entity, but a spiritual parasite. The love of a parasite is worth nothing. Ayn Rand
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? Marianne Williamson
Tell the truth, or someone will tell it for you.
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Tell the truth, or someone will tell it for you. Stephanie Klein
The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive...
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The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward. Steve Maraboli
The things you do for yourself are gone when you...
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The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy. Kalu Ndukwe Kalu
The more I see, the less I know for sure.
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The more I see, the less I know for sure. John Lennon
The past has no power over the present moment.
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The past has no power over the present moment. Eckhart Tolle
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will...
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No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong. Unknown
Sometimes it takes a good fall to really know where...
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Sometimes it takes a good fall to really know where you stand Hayley Williams
There are times to stay put, and what you want...
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There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself. Lemony Snicket
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Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular. Roy T. Bennett
Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.
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Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind. Roy T. Bennett
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There’s no such thing as ruining your life. Life’s a pretty resilient thing, it turns out. Sophie Kinsella
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I think that we are like stars. Something happens to burst us open; but when we burst open and think we are dying; we’re actually turning into a supernova. And then when we look at ourselves again, we see that we’re suddenly more beautiful than we ever were before! C. Joybell C.
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But when it came right down to it, the skin of my wrist looked so white and defensless that I couldn't do it. It was as if what I wanted to kill wasn't in that skin or the thin blue pulse that jumped under my thumb, but somewhere else, deeper, more secret, and a whole lot harder to get. Sylvia Plath
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One swing set, well worn but structurally sound, seeks new home. Make memories with your kid or kids so that someday he or she or they will look into the backyard and feel the ache of sentimentality as desperately as I did this afternoon. It's all fragile and fleeting, dear reader, but with this swing set, your child(ren) will be introduced to the ups and downs of human life gently and safely, and may also learn the most important lesson of all: No matter how hard you kick, no matter how high you get, you can't go all the way around. John Green
Life's as kind as you let it be.
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Life's as kind as you let it be. Charles Bukowski
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You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying. To the best you can do everyday. Jason Mraz
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For everything in this journey of life we are on, there is a right wing and a left wing: for the wing of love there is anger; for the wing of destiny there is fear; for the wing of pain there is healing; for the wing of hurt there is forgiveness; for the wing of pride there is humility; for the wing of giving there is taking; for the wing of tears there is joy; for the wing of rejection there is acceptance; for the wing of judgment there is grace; for the wing of honor there is shame; for the wing of letting go there is the wing of keeping. We can only fly with two wings and two wings can only stay in the air if there is a balance. Two beautiful wings is perfection. There is a generation of people who idealize perfection as the existence of only one of these wings every time. But I see that a bird with one wing is imperfect. An angel with one wing is imperfect. A butterfly with one wing is dead. So this generation of people strive to always cut off the other wing in the hopes of embodying their ideal of perfection, and in doing so, have created a crippled race. C. Joybell C.
Stop doing what is easy. Start doing what is right.
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Stop doing what is easy. Start doing what is right. Roy T. Bennett
Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death,...
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Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you. Ernest Hemingway
Stop doing what is easy or popular. Start doing what...
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Stop doing what is easy or popular. Start doing what is right. Roy T. Bennett
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May Light always surround you; Hope kindle and rebound you. May your Hurts turn to Healing;Your Heart embrace Feeling.May Wounds become Wisdom;Every Kindness a Prism.May Laughter infect you; Your Passion resurrect you. May Goodness inspire your Deepest Desires.Through all that you Reach For, May your arms Never Tire. D. Simone
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I’ve come to the conclusion that people who wear headphones while they walk, are much happier, more confident, and more beautiful individuals than someone making the solitary drudge to work without acknowledging their own interests and power. Jason Mraz
Life is problems. Living is solving problems.
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Life is problems. Living is solving problems. Raymond E. Feist
Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if...
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Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not. C.g. Jung
Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of...
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Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. Arthur Conan Doyle
Always forgive, but never forget, else you will be a...
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Always forgive, but never forget, else you will be a prisoner of your own hatred, and doomed to repeat your mistakes forever. Wil Zeus
All sacrifice and suffering is redemptive. It is used to...
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All sacrifice and suffering is redemptive. It is used to either teach the individual or to help others. Nothing is by chance. A.J. Russell
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I'm sure you think that I don't understand what you're going through, but I do. It's just that sometimes, our future is dictated by what we are, opposed to what we want. Nicholas Sparks
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Today is a new day. Don't let your history interfere with your destiny! Let today be the day you stop being a victim of your circumstances and start taking action towards the life you want. You have the power and the time to shape your life. Break free from the poisonous victim mentality and embrace the truth of your greatness. You were not meant for a mundane or mediocre life! Steve Maraboli
One of the greatest journeys in life is overcoming insecurity...
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One of the greatest journeys in life is overcoming insecurity and learning to truly not give a shit. J.A. Konrath
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Girls get screwed. Not that kind of screwed, what I mean is, they're always on the short end of things. The way things work, how guys feel great, but make girls feelcheap for doingexactly what they beg for. The way they get to play you, all the while claiming they love you and making you believe it's true. The way it's okay to gift their heart one day, a backhand the next, to move on to the apricotwhen the peach blushes and bruises. These things make me believe God's a man after all. Ellen Hopkins
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Destiny is real. And she's not mild-mannered. She will come around and hit you in the face and knock you over and before you know what hit you, you're naked- stripped of everything you thought you knew and everything you thought you didn't know- and there you are! A bloody nose, bruises all over you, and naked. And it's the most beautiful thing. C. Joybell C.
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Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it. Ellen Goodman
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To regret one’s own experiences is to arrest one’s own development. To deny one’s own experiences is to put a lie into the lips of one’s own life. It is no less than a denial of the soul. Oscar Wilde
Truth is not something outside to be discovered, it is...
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Truth is not something outside to be discovered, it is something inside to be realized. Osho