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“The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.”

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Voltaire, a French Enlightenment philosopher, writer, and thinker, was born on November 21, 1694, and died on May 30, 1778. He had a profound impact on philosophy, literature, and science in France and Europe with his sharp wit and critical spirit. more

“But I have to say this in defense of humankind: In no matter what era in history, including the Garden of Eden, everybody just got here. And, except for the Garden of Eden, there were already all these games going on that could make you act crazy, even if you weren't crazy to begin with. Some of the crazymaking games going on today are love and hate, liberalism and conservatism, automobiles and credit cards, golf, and girls' basketball.”

“It doesn't matter, anyway, why you like me. Just that you do.”

Matter Like Me

Book:This Lullaby

Source: This Lullaby

“We don't need to shift our responsibilities onto the shoulders of some deified Spiritual Superman, or sit around and wait for Fate to come knocking at the door. We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it. When we do that, and stop imitating others and competing against them, things begin to work for us.”

Needs Believe Use Spiritual Waiting Responsibility Fate Doors Shoulders Competing Knocking Imitating Imitating Others

Author:Benjamin Hoff

“Wooing, wedding, and repenting is as a Scotch jig, a measure, and a cinque-pace: the first suit is hot and hasty like a Scotch jig--and full as fantastical; the wedding, mannerly modest, as a measure, full of state and ancientry; and then comes repentance and with his bad legs falls into the cinque-pace faster and faster, till he sink into his grave.”

Firsts States Fall Hot Dance Legs Graves Suits Faster Repentance Pace Modest Repent Scotch Hasty Wooing

Book:Much Ado About Nothing: Revised Edition

Source: Much Ado About Nothing: Revised Edition

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