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“People of uncommon abilities generally fall into eccentricities when their sphere of life is not adequate to their abilities.”

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, born on August 28, 1749, and died on March 22, 1832, was a prominent German writer, thinker, and scientist. He is one of the greatest writers in German literary history and his works have had a profound impact on the world. His most famous works include 'Faust' and 'The Sorrows of Young Werther'. more

“Don’t fail through defects of temper and over-sensitiveness at moments of trial. One of the great helps to success is to be cheerful; to go to work with a full sense of life; to be determined to put hindrances out of the way; to prevail over them and to get the mastery. Above all things else, be cheerful; there is no beatitude for the despairing.”

Way Moments Helping Failing All Things Determined Trials Temper Mastery Defects Cheerful Hindrance

Author:Amelia Barr

“Up until that moment, I'd been at the earliest stage of love, when you feel it will turn you into the better person you want to be. Now, his gentle voice and sage advice took me to a later stage: I felt I needed to pretend to be a better person than I was so he'd keep loving me. This was hard because it made me hate him.”

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Author:Melissa Bank

“It is such an uncomfortable feeling to know one is a fool.”

Knows Feelings Fool Uncomfortable Uncomfortable Feeling

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“And just like that, something inside shifted very subtly, so that all the empty spaces in him suddenly disappeared, so that his breath timed to hers, so that his blood sang. This is why there was music, he realized. There were some feelings that just didn’t have words big enough to describe them.”

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Book:Between the Lines

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“I want you to remember what was good in me, not what was most awful. The people you love should be allowed to keep their worst to themselves.”

People Want Should Remember Worst Awful I Want You

Author:Joe Hill

“Don’t hide your scars. They make you who you are”

Who You Are Scar

Author:Frank Sinatra

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