Ellen Stern famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Believing in our hearts that who we are is enough is the key to a more satisfying and balanced life.
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In a society that judges self-worth on productivity, it's no wonder we fall prey to the misconception that the more we do, the more we're worth
-- Ellen Stern
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I used to believe in forever, but forever's too good to be true
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Hope lies to mortals And most believe her, But man's deceiver Was never mine.
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Of all liars the most arrogant are biographers: those who would have us believe, having surveyed a few boxes full of letters, diaries, bank statements and photographs, that they can play at the recording angel and tell the whole truth about another human life.
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Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.
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No matter how strong a condom is, it won't protect you from a broken heart.
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But men at whiles are sober And think by fits and starts. And if they think, they fasten Their hands upon their hearts
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He would not stay for me, and who can wonder? He would not stay for me to stand and gaze. I shook his hand, and tore my heart in sunder, And went with half my life about my ways.
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Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came.
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Death is utterly acceptable to consciousness and life.
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A total acceptance of yourself brings about a total transcendence of yourself.
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