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Read through the most famous quotes by topic #standard
You are the point of origin for everything in your world: you set the standard for yourself. ↗
#inspirational #life #motivational #point-of-origin #standard
The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself. It is in this relationship that you set the standard for all others. ↗
When you are from a well-respected family, often times you will have pressure to "live up to your family name." That is to say, depending on your family's reputation, you will have to live in accordance with that reputation so that other people keep thinking of your family in the way it is used to being thought of. If you come from a family of do-gooders, then it is important to do good. If you come from a family of investors, it is important to make lots of money. If you come from a family of plastic surgeons, you should know how to pick a nose. And if you do not live up to your family name, then possibly your family will disown you. Which isn't really nice, but can happen. ↗
In comparison, young unmarried women in America were fortunate: They had a certain measure of sexual freedom. Eighteenth-century parents allowed their daughters to spend tie with suitors unsupervised, and courting couples openly engaged in "bundling," the practice of sleeping together without undressing, in the girls' homes. (Theoretically, that is, they were sleeping together without undressing: in fact, premarital pregnancy boomed during the period of 1750 to 1780, when bundling was nearly universal.) But by the turn of the century, in a complete reversal of previous beliefs about women's sexuality, the idea took hold that only men were carnal creatures; women were thought to be passionless and therefore morally superior. ↗
It's a lot harder to get someone OUT of your life than it is to let them IN, so please…be selective. ↗
#friends #friendship #honoring-yourself #letting-go #loving-yourself
It is necessary, and even vital, to set standards for your life and the people you allow in it. ↗
#drama #friends #friendship #holding-out-for-the-best #honoring-yourself
Look around you at the people you spend the most time with and realize that your life can’t rise any higher than your friendships. ↗
#friendship #holding-out-for-the-best #letting-go #letting-go-of-negative-people #loving-yourself
Stop inviting people who don't celebrate you to your party! It's YOUR life - you have the right to be exclusive. ↗
#friendship #honoring-yourself #letting-go #loving-yourself #moving-on
