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“Knowledge comes from learning. Wisdom comes from living.”
You have to live life to become wise. Yes, you can gain wisdom from other people’s lived experiences. But your own lived experiences are where most wisdom comes from. This quote, by Anthony Douglas Williams, helps us consider the fact that living life is a progressive journey in wisdom. This…
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“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.”
This quote comes from Albert Einstein. Take note, it doesn’t say that “the pursuit of success” is a bad thing. It’s good to have aspirations and pursue success in various endeavors. That’s one of the many things that give hope for the future. However, you can look at what comes…
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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.”
“Mistakes are proof that you are trying.”
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Life’s Simple Equation: Number Lines, Arithmetic, and Five Life Lessons
When you were in math class during elementary/primary school, you probably weren’t thinking about how the lessons on addition and subtraction could be applied to life. But yes, life lessons can be found in basic arithmetic. Because life is like a number line accompanied by one long equation of plus…
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“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”
When you begin to perceive that nothing is as ordinary as it seems, the whole world suddenly opens up. You see, even the tiniest object is made up of millions of atoms. Furthermore, everything is made up of elements on the periodic table, and there are countless life forms only…
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“Try a thing you haven’t done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.”
“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.”
“Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.”
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“If you want to feel rich, just count the things you have that money can’t buy.”
Having a lot of tangible possessions is what the world equates to being rich. And we naturally assume that anyone who fits that description is happier. However, there have been (and will continue to be) countless examples of people who have wealth but suffer from deep sadness, too. Because having…
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“When you’ve seen beyond yourself, then you may find peace of mind is waiting there.”
Consider your state of mind when you’re feeling stressed, anxious, or confused. Your focus suddenly becomes more limited to the one or several things causing that particular emotion. Everything else seems to disappear. However, this quote from a Beatles song by George Harrison, is about being able to notice things…
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“The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.”
The official definition of wealth is centered around how much money and assets one has. However, this Yiddish proverb measures wealth differently. It’s about how much one enjoys what they have regardless of quantity. It’s one’s level of appreciation and enjoyment that truly matters. Therefore, by this definition, it’s possible…
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“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.”
This quote, by Marcel Proust, is about life’s journey of discovery. It’s a journey that’s not solely about discovering new places. Rather, it’s the journey of discovering new perspectives–learning new things, gaining new insights, having a better understanding. When we manage to see with a new point of view, we…
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“You’ll have bad times, but it’ll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren’t paying attention to.”
This quote comes from the film Good Will Hunting. It first affirms that you’ll have bad times. To go through life without anything bad ever happening is simply impossible. Even from the perspective of a baby, there are “bad times”. It’s a bad time every time they want something and…
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“For one to have complete satisfaction from flowers, you must have time to spend with them.”
Imagine having a beautiful flower garden in your backyard or porch. It has all your favorite flowers and they’re in full bloom. But there’s just one problem. You never have any time to sit in your backyard/porch and barely have time to even look at the garden. Before you know…
