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What seems like trivial in one person’s life might be vital information to another. One person’s choice of delicacy one night might trigger a global pandemic. We control nothing, but influence everything. I think this only makes the world more interesting. 🎧@homeofbookquotes

"The first minute of action is worth more than a year of perfect planning." 🎧@homeofbookquotes

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I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value. — Hermann Hesse 🎧@homeofbookquotes

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. — Max Ehrmann Book: Desiderata 🎧@homeofbookquotes

“You know you're good when you can even do it with a broken heart,” Taylor Swift sings. That is Stoicism. You keep going. You do your best. Even if life has kicked the crap out of you. Even if someone has twisted your insides up. Even if you’re depressed. Even if you’re anxious. Even if you’re tired, so tired. Even if nobody knows. Even if nobody understands. You’ve got a job to do, duty to fulfill. A broken heart can slow us down, but it can’t stop us. 🎧@homeofbookquotes

"The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests." — Epictetus 🎧@homeofbookquotes

° •☆If you don't fight for what you want, don't cry for what you lost.• °☆ WILL SMITH                       🎧@homeofbookquotes

"If you are able to get up every morning, have no passion, no drive, no motivation, no shit, and still get up with that kind of fire, you will be successful in life. I can guarantee you that." David Goggins

Hard work does not go unnoticed, and someday the rewards will follow ― Allan Rufus, The Master's Sacred Knowledge 🎧@homeofbookquotes