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But when your sword breaks, you draw your dagger. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

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I’ve long believed that the gods give us the music we’re supposed to hear at the times we’re supposed to hear it, because all music, even lyrical and regardless of language performed in, is in and of itself an inherently magical language that can, at proper times, speak to the soul. ↗

— Ruadhán J. McElroy

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Wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, and politics without principle are the seven sins of the world. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men. ↗

— Proverbs

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Menulis membebaskanku. Membesarkanku. Memberanikanku. Aku menulis untuk membaca kehidupan. Aku menulis untuk berkaca. Aku menulis untuk melepaskan air mata. Aku menulis untuk menjadikanku manusia. Aku menulis untuk membunuh malam. Aku menulis untuk memaknai hidup. Aku menulis untuk bersyukur. Aku menulis karena menulis menyembuhkan. Aku menulis untuk merapikan masa lalu. Aku menulis karena kata-kata bisa menguatkan. Aku menulis untuk menggali hati nurani. Menulis adalah meditasi. ↗

— Iwan Setyawan

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Humility and shame have been confused. Humility is knowing that you know nothing for sure and shame is someone having to tell you. ↗

— Erica Goros

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Of course, one might object that it is impossible for one person, one woman, to represent the ideal of both agape and eros. If you will allow my indulgence for a moment, I will suggest that such skepticism is a form of misogyny. For only a misogynist would argue that women are either saints or seductresses—virgins and whores. Of course, a woman, or a man for that matter, can be both—the muse can be lover to both soul and body. ↗

— Sylvain Reynard

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Sometimes the solutions to our problems come from looking backwards, not forwards. ↗

— Jane V. Blanchard

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Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to it, if you throw your heart over, the horse will go along, too. ↗

— Lawrence Bixby

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A soldier came to Hakuin and asked "Is there really a paradise and a hell?" "Who are you?" inquired Hakuin. "I am a samurai," the warrior replied. "You, a samurai!" exclaimed Hakuin. "What kind of ruler would have you as his guard? Your face looks like that of a beggar!" The soldier became so angry that he began to draw his sword, but Hakuin continued. "So you have a sword! Your weapon is probably as dull as your head!" As the soldier drew his sword Hakuin remarked "Here open the gates of hell!" At these words, the samurai, perceiving the discipline of the master, sheathed his sword and bowed. "Here open the gates of paradise," said Hakuin ↗

— Hakuin Ekaku

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