We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.

Alphonse Karr

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A wise man never loses anything if he have himself.

Michel de Montaigne

To change is to think greater than how we feel. To change is to act greater than the familiar feelings of the memorized self.

No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.

Run from what's comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I'll be mad.

Kindness is wisdom.

Philip James Bailey

Villainy wears many masks, none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.

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