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When spiritual friends share their stories, the others listen without working. They rest. There’s nothing to fix, nothing to improve. A spiritual community feels undisturbed quiet as they listen, certainly burdened . . . but still resting in the knowledge that the life within, the passion for holiness, is indestructible. It needs only to be nourished and released. ↗

— Larry Crabb

#community #friends #spiritual #life

All that matters in life," the grey man went on, "is to climb the ladder of success, amount to something, own things. When a person climbs higher than the rest, amounts to more, owns more things, everything else comes automatically: friendship, love, respect, et cetera..." "Isn't there anyone who loves you?" Momo whispered. ↗

— Michael Ende

#friendship

In what concerns you much, do not think that you have companions: know that you are alone in the world. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#life #life

Do not Forget PAIN, You Endure in it's presence!! ↗

— Abhijeet Sawant

#life #pain #life

Don't become a puppet to other peoples desires, live and create your life as you intend it to be. ↗

— Steven Redhead

#desires #intend #life #live #puppet

All our work, our whole life is a matter of semantics, because words are the tools with which we work, the material out of which laws are made, out of which the Constitution was written. Everything depends on our understanding of them. ↗

— Felix Frankfurter

#constitution #depends #everything #laws #life

When a character comes to life, it’s like meeting a new friend for the first time. ↗

— Lynette Mather

#friends #life #meeting #writing #life

Dear Friend, I'm sorry I haven't written to you in a couple of weeks, but I have been trying to 'participate' like Bill said. ↗

— Stephen Chbosky

#life #life

Do you have the talent?' is rarely the question. 'Do you have the guts to finish?' is the real question. ↗

— Orrin Woodward

#perseverance #persistence #talent #life

Let your passion in life be as conspicuous as the devilish grin on your face. ↗