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Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. ↗

— Robert Heinlein Jubal Harshaw in Stranger in a Strange Land

#love #robert-heinlein #stranger-in-a-strange-land #inspirational

Shadow is ever besieged, for that is its nature. Whilst darkness devours, and light steals. And so one sees shadow ever retreat to hidden places, only to return in the wake of the war between dark and light. ↗

— Steven Erikson

#inspirational #light #poetry #shadow #inspirational

Rather be true friend to one and known by none, than known by many but have no true friends in any ↗

— Jaga

#famous-quotes #friends #helpfull #inspirational #remeembering

‎I was cursed with the pessimism of both the Russians and the Jews two of the gloomiest tribes in the world. Still if there wasn't greatness in me maybe I had the talent to recognize it in others even in the most irritating others. ↗

— David Benioff

#history #inspirational #jewish #jews #pessimism

Everyone makes mistakes. Whether we put our mistakes to use depends on how deeply we reflect on our actions. It is desirable to reflect until the tears come. - On Self-Reflection - ↗

— Kentetsu Takamori

#inspirational #religious #self-help #inspirational

If you don't feel you have any choice in a situation, self-esteem and confidence plummet. But once you understand that you do have a choice, self-esteem will improve. You aren't a helpless victim anymore. You decide how you deal with a situation. You aren't just reacting to life; you're creating your life. ↗

— Theresa Francis-Cheung

#inspirational #non-fiction #self-esteem #tarot #inspirational

And we mark our place with bookmarkers/that measure what we've lost ↗

— Simon & Garfunkel

#sad #inspirational

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal. ↗

— Pamela Starr

#dreams

As long as your not hiding behind a closed door, he'll come. ↗

— Jonathan Anthony Burkett

#her #him #inspirational #life #love

There is always a better option, than the option giving up. ↗

— Omar Abbasi

#life-and-living #inspirational