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You only have one life. Make it a happy one. Don't forsake your happiness in this life in the hopes of happiness in another one.
June 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
You only have one life. Make it a happy one. Don't forsake your happiness in this life in the hopes of happiness in another one.
"He who knows others men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent. He who overcomes others is strong; he who overcomes himself is mighty.” - Tao Te Ching
March 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"He who knows others men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent. He who overcomes others is strong; he who overcomes himself is mighty.” - Tao Te Ching
“Man conquers the world by conquering himself.” - Zeno of Citium
March 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
“Man conquers the world by conquering himself.” - Zeno of Citium
"Do not glorify in blaming and despising other people. A kind person should hide the shame of others, even those who have harmed him. Do not remember one who repents his former sins." — Talmud
February 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"Do not glorify in blaming and despising other people. A kind person should hide the shame of others, even those who have harmed him. Do not remember one who repents his former sins." — Talmud
"During the day you should behave in such a way that you can sleep at night in peace; and in your youth you should behave in such a way that you can live in your old age in peace." - Indian Proverb
February 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"During the day you should behave in such a way that you can sleep at night in peace; and in your youth you should behave in such a way that you can live in your old age in peace." - Indian Proverb
“Live according to your nature: follow the straight path which reason traces out for you.” - Seneca
February 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“Live according to your nature: follow the straight path which reason traces out for you.” - Seneca
"In the face of brokeness, gratitude has the power to heal. In the face of despair, gratitude has the power to bring hope." - Robert A Emmons
February 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"In the face of brokeness, gratitude has the power to heal. In the face of despair, gratitude has the power to bring hope." - Robert A Emmons
"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end." - John Lennon
February 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end." - John Lennon
He is the best man who, though peril menaces him on every side and arms and chains beset his path, nevertheless neither impairs not conceals his virtue; for to keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself." - Seneca
February 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
He is the best man who, though peril menaces him on every side and arms and chains beset his path, nevertheless neither impairs not conceals his virtue; for to keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself." - Seneca
“Thinking is difficult, that's why most people judge.” - Carl Jung
February 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
“Thinking is difficult, that's why most people judge.” - Carl Jung
"Each needs someone with whom one may make comparisons and investigations. Skilled wrestlers are kept up to the mark by practice."- Seneca
February 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Each needs someone with whom one may make comparisons and investigations. Skilled wrestlers are kept up to the mark by practice."- Seneca
"We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them." - Epictetus
February 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them." - Epictetus
“People are as healthy and confident as the stories they tell themselves.” - Ben Okri
February 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
“People are as healthy and confident as the stories they tell themselves.” - Ben Okri
"The knowledge of error is the beginning of deliverance." - Epicurus
February 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"The knowledge of error is the beginning of deliverance." - Epicurus
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every New Year find you a better man." -
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
February 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every New Year find you a better man." -
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
"The person does not exist to whom you cannot do good." - Seneca
February 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"The person does not exist to whom you cannot do good." - Seneca
This seems appropriate in our current situation: "Want me to tell you what type of man you have shown us that you are? You have exhibited yourself to us as a mean fellow, argumentative, passionate, cowardly, finding fault with everything, blaming everybody, never quiet, vain." - Epictetus
January 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This seems appropriate in our current situation: "Want me to tell you what type of man you have shown us that you are? You have exhibited yourself to us as a mean fellow, argumentative, passionate, cowardly, finding fault with everything, blaming everybody, never quiet, vain." - Epictetus
"In the day of prosperity let no one be over-joyed. In the day of adversity let no one faint; the successions of fortune alternate." - Seneca
January 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM
"In the day of prosperity let no one be over-joyed. In the day of adversity let no one faint; the successions of fortune alternate." - Seneca
"You can stand firm in a fight against everything except kindness." —Jean Jacques Rousseau
January 30, 2025 at 10:32 AM
"You can stand firm in a fight against everything except kindness." —Jean Jacques Rousseau
“Whatever anyone does or says, for my part I’m bound to the good. In the same way an emerald or gold or purple might always proclaim: ‘whatever anyone does or says, I must be what I am and show my true colors.’” —Marcus Aurelius
January 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
“Whatever anyone does or says, for my part I’m bound to the good. In the same way an emerald or gold or purple might always proclaim: ‘whatever anyone does or says, I must be what I am and show my true colors.’” —Marcus Aurelius
"Care about people's approval, and you will always be their prisoner." — Lao Tzu
January 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"Care about people's approval, and you will always be their prisoner." — Lao Tzu
"The miracle is not walk on fire or on water. The miracle is to walk on the earth." Zen Master Linji
January 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
"The miracle is not walk on fire or on water. The miracle is to walk on the earth." Zen Master Linji
“Learning virtue means unlearning vice.” - Seneca
January 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“Learning virtue means unlearning vice.” - Seneca
"Nothing is more hostile to a firm grasp of knowledge than self-deception." - Zeno of Cittium
January 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
"Nothing is more hostile to a firm grasp of knowledge than self-deception." - Zeno of Cittium
“Little by little one becomes evil, as a water pot is filled with water. Little by little one becomes good, as a water pot is filled with water.” - The Buddha
January 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“Little by little one becomes evil, as a water pot is filled with water. Little by little one becomes good, as a water pot is filled with water.” - The Buddha