#truth

Nothing, Everything, Anything, Something: If you have nothing, then you have everything, because you have the freedom to do anything, without the fear of losing something. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#everything #fear #freedom #nothing #philosophy

The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image. If in loving them we do not love what they are, but only their potential likeness to ourselves, then we do not love them: we only love the reflection of ourselves we find in them ↗

— Thomas Merton

#love #self-discovery #trust #truth #friendship

Tell the truth, or someone will tell it for you. ↗

— Stephanie Klein

#life #memoir #truth #humor

When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth. ↗

— Jess C. Scott

#emotion #friendship #honesty #imagination #individuality

The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy. ↗

— Kalu Ndukwe Kalu

#inspiration #inspirational #life #truth #inspirational

If you win, you need not have to explain...If you lose, you should not be there to explain! ↗

— Adolf Hitler

#inspirational #philosophy #truth #war #wisdom

A book without words is like love without a kiss; it's empty. ↗

— Andrew Wolfe

#inspirational #love #simile #truth #inspirational

How sad it was, Carmen thought, that you acted awful when you were desperately sad and hurt and wanted to be loved. How tragic then, the way everyone avoided you and tiptoed around you when you really needed them. Carmen knew this vicious predicament as well as anyone in the world. How bitter it felt when you acted badly to everyone and ended up hating yourself the most. ↗

— Ann Brashares

#love

It is difficult, when faced with a situation you cannot control, to admit you can do nothing. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#nothing

If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#people