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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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Don't make a permanent solution to a temporary situation. ↗

— Unknown

#inspirational #suicide #truth #inspirational

Just because something DOES NOT work, that doesn't mean it CANNOT. ↗

— Sarah M. Cradit

#writing #inspirational

Those who hear not the music think the dancers mad. ↗

— Aiki Flinthart

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Don't stop until you get the pump, just do the fake. ↗

— NBA Entertainment

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Great men speak secrets about themselves with nods and gestures, walking away from jokes about women rather than condemn the jokester; if with a woman, the turning of their head during a nude scene in a movie speaking volumes about their character without ever saying a word. It is a language foreign to women, but those that take the time to learn it find themselves knowing more about their man than by any other means. ↗

— Lee Goff

#great-men #honor #inspirational #inspirational

Cheerfulness is a choice, just as depression is. If you choose the former, the later will take charge. ↗

— Rvm

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