#rut

...a great man. But...not quite great enough. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#great-men #not-good-enough #the-sad-truth #unfortunate #men

Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul? ↗

— Socrates

#philosophy #socrates #truth #wisdom #money

Don't Worry Be Happy ↗

— Meher Baba

#life #nonmind-yoga #perfect-masters #poetry #sufi

And the truth must finally lie in that which every oppressed individual feels within himself but hasn't the courage to express ↗

— Wilhelm Reich

#oppression #suppression #truth #courage

I shot up,now as angry and frusterated as him.I had a feeling if i stayed, we'd both snap. In and undertone, I murmured,"this isnt over.i won't give up on you." " I've given up on you,"he said back,voice also soft. "Love fades. Mine has. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#love #sadness #truth #anger

They realized that, in fact, the lie wasn't safe. That it threatened their existence more profoundly than the truth did. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#relationships #truth #beauty

Here are the Top Ten things that your parents say to you: -Is that all you're going to do all day, sit in front of the computer? -When I was your age I had two jobs. -Why don't you wear some clothes that fir for a change? -Turn it down. I can hear it all the way over here. -You're not eating that for dinner. -Did you do your homework? -Stop mumbling and speak up. -Now what did you do? -Because I said so. -No. ↗

— Charles Benoit

#truth #age

The truth comes to me. The truth loves me. ↗

— Sylvia Plath

#love

A moment's truth Can and shall make the world beautiful. A moment's peace Can and shall save the world. A moment's love Can and shall make the world perfect. ↗

— Sri Chinmoy

#peace #truth #beauty

Be a true Heart, not a follower. ↗

— Ed Sheeran

#life #truth #inspirational