"We form an association of brothers in all points of the globe ... yet there is one unseen that can hardly be felt, yet it weighs on us. Whence comes it? Where is it? No one knows ... or at least no one tells. This association is secret even to us the veterans of the Secret Societies."

-- Giuseppe Mazzini

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“In order to be a friend to anybody, you have to be a friend to yourself. If you're not a friend to yourself, there's no way you're gonna have any friends.”
“Whatever you do to recover from a loss, people will be critical because they believe that the only way to recover is their way. And you will even run into some people who should be run into by rhinos because they actually don't want to see you get over your tragedy at all; grief is a spectator sport for them.”
“Just because itâ€™s a unique perspective doesnâ€™t mean it canâ€™t offer something universal.”
“The mountain has left me feeling renewed, more content and positive than Iâ€™ve been for weeks, as if something has been given back after a long absence, as if my eyes have opened once again. For this time at least, Iâ€™ve let myself be rooted in the unshakable sanity of the senses, spared my mind the burden of too much thinking, turned myself outward to experience the world and inward to savor the pleasures it has given me.”
“Part of what I wanted to do in my book was point out that we have almost reached the point where we can prevent a mass extinction with the science and technology we have today. We can build carbon neutral cities.”
“A lot of times people say, 'You act like a grandmother, you're just totally laid back, nothing bothers you.'”
“the shell must break before the bird can fly.”

Source : Alfred, Lord Tennyson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Illustrated)”, p.2450, Delphi Classics
“It seems no more than right that men should seize time by the forelock, for the rude old fellow, sooner or later, pulls all their hair out.”

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