Thought provoking
The way to greater confidence is not to reassure ourselves of our own dignity; it’s to come to peace with our inevitable ridiculousness
— Alain de Botton in ‘On Confidence’
Too many people think the grass is greener somewhere else but grass is green where you water it, remember that.
Reputation is a form of wealth.
Trash
“Expect anything worthwhile to take a long time.” This is borrowed from the wise and wonderful Debbie Millman, for it’s hard to better capture something so fundamental yet so impatiently overlooked in our culture of immediacy. The myth of the overnight success is just that — a myth — as well as a reminder that our present definition of success need... See more
Maria Popova • 13 Life-Learnings from 13 Years of Brain Pickings
Knowing virtues is like having a map; adopting them is actually taking the journey.
This is my secret:
I don't mind what happens."
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI
I don't mind what happens."
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI
You come to understand that most people are neither for you nor against you, they are thinking about themselves. You learn that no matter how hard you try to please, some people in this world are not going to love you, a lesson that is at first troubling and then really quite relaxing.
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Always strive to give value before you ask for value."