"The most paradoxical aspect of neurotic shame is that it is the core motivator of the superachieved and the underachieved, the star and the scapegoat, the righteous and the wretched, the powerful and the pathetic."

-- John Bradshaw

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“Achilles exists only through Homer . Take away the art of writing from this world , and you will probably take away its glory .”

Source : Les Natchez preface (1826)
“Whenever I say goodbye its never for long because I believe in the power of love.”

Source : FaceBook post by Luther Vandross from Aug 29, 2015
“A poem is learned by heart and then not again repeated. We will suppose that after a half year it has been forgotten: no effort of recollection is able to call it back again into consciousness.”

Source : Hermann Ebbinghaus (1913). “Memory: A Contribution to Experimental Psychology”
“The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.Â””
“You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls - family, health, friends and spirit - are made of glass. If you drop these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged, or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for it.”
“My most recent purchase was a black lace corset.”
“People will do as they are told by someone who outranks them, but they will only follow someone they believe in.”
“Whatever is for the sake of Allah will go on and continue. Whatever is for other than Allah, it will end and be severed”

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