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When you trust and you lose— it is because you were wrong to trust and what you believed was merely a phantom. But when you doubt and you lose— it is because in your wanting so much not to be wrong, you lost something that was entirely beautiful for you. More is lost, in the end, by those who doubt. I would rather lose the phantom. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#phantoms #the-truth-about-trust #the-truth-will-set-you-free #trust #why-doubt-hurts

It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#business #easy #enemy #enough #friendly

Poets have to be sensitive to their audience, but it does not mean that they censor themselves. I realise my audience is diverse. Some will read with empathy and curiosity while others will take offense. ↗

— John Barton

#censor #curiosity #diverse #does #empathy

this was business. ↗

— Eoin Colfer

#clumsy #fairies-leprecon #funny #genius #mental

Once you become aware that the main business that you are here for is to know God, most of life's problems fall into place of their own accord. ↗

— J.I. Packer

#problems #business

A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower. ↗

— Kin Hubbard

#bee #busy #buzz #just #never

The only reason to be in politics is public service. There's no other reason. Frankly, if that's the best job you can get in terms of money, that's too bad, you know. Because frankly, it's not well paid, everyone knows that. So for most people it's a big sacrifice. ↗

— Malcolm Turnbull

#because #best #big #everyone #frankly

But -- my dear, my heart is BROKEN! I have seen the perfect Peter Wimsey. Height, voice, charm, smile, manner, outline of features, everything -- and he is -- THE CHAPLAIN OF BALLIOL!! What is the use of anything? ... I am absolutely shattered by this Balliol business. Such waste -- why couldn't he have been an actor? ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#characters #identity #lord-peter-wimsey #model #oxford

Sometimes I think if we didn’t have these problems the whole world would stop spinning on her axis, we’d all stop spinning on our axises, axes, or whatever you want to call them, and then we’d have to settle into the nasty business of finding a way to be happy. ↗

— Daniel Clausen

#consequences #decisions #happiness #problems #sadness

Among the reasons people keep sad stories to themselves is that they do not want anyone to feel sorry for them. I don't. I don't want you to feel sorry for me. ↗

— Judith Moore

#anyone #feel #i #keep #me