"Words are easy, like the wind; Faithful friends are hard to find."

-- William Shakespeare

#Friendship Quotes #Best Friend Quotes #Family Quotes

“There are many vices which are not believed because of their magnitude ...”
“I don't think I've ever dared to write down what I see in the ruins of me, or tell in any detail the scars and all their secrets.”
“We rigidify our self-image to portray a certain identity to the world, which is one of the key impediments to authenticity.”

Source : Chip Conley (2012). “Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success”, p.140, Simon and Schuster
“If your self-esteem really does depend on how you look you're always going to be insecure. There's no way you can get around it because you are going to age. Even if you get that perfect body you're going to get older and older and older. You can't avid it. So you have to somehow, at some point, take control and sift the focus and decide who you are, what you can contribute to the world, what you do and say, is so much more important than how you look.”
“To silence criticism is to silence freedom.”
“I'm not a great player, but I'm a damn good one.”
“A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since adventurers come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world, and has something to give in return.”

Source : Sarah Orne Jewett (1966). “Deephaven, and other stories”, New College & Univ Pr
“In the chapter on study we considered the importance of observing ourselves to see how often our speech is a frantic attempt to explain and justify our actions. Having seen this in ourselves, let's experiment with doing deeds without any words of explanation whatever. We note our sense of fear that people will misunderstand why we have done what we have done. We seek to allow God to be our justifier.”

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