Whenever the world throws rose petals at you, which thrill and seduce the ego, beware. The cosmic banana peel is suddenly going to appear underfoot to make sure you don't take it all too seriously, that you don't fill up on junk food.

Anne Lamott

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I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking.

Albert Einstein

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. To live fully is to be always in no-man's-land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh. To live is to be willing to die over and over again.

Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.

This life is a hard fact; work your way through it boldly, though it may be adamantine; no matter, the soul is stronger.

Swami Vivekananda

When you accept yourself, the whole world accepts you.

It takes a calm mind to be able to consider things from different angles and points of view.

14th Dalai Lama

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