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“Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
Matthew Vere
“Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is. And you must bend to its power or live a lie.” – Miyamoto Musashi
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"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love." - Marcus Aurelius
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“What the superior man seeks, is in himself; what the ordinary man seeks, is in others.” - Confucius
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December 2022

"You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." — Marcus Aurelius
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“Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent, and original manner possible.” — Richard Feynman
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"Fortune falls heavily on those for whom she’s unexpected. The one always on the lookout easily endures." — Seneca
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"An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while the pessimist sees only the red stop-light. The truly wise person is color-blind." …
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Whenever you do a thing, though it can be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you, and act accordingly…
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November 2022

"We start trying to be wise when we realize that we are not born knowing how to live, but that life is a skill that has to be acquired." — Alain de…
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"Not-knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease. First realize that you are sick; Then you can move toward health." — Lao Tzu
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"If you wish to strive for peace of soul and happiness, then believe; if you wish to be a disciple of truth, then inquire." — Friedrich Nietzsche
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