"If life â€” the craving for which is the very essence of our being â€” were possessed of any positive intrinsic value, there would be no such thing as boredom at all: mere existence would satisfy us in itself, and we should want for nothing."

-- Arthur Schopenhauer

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“Most of us would be far enough from vanity if we heard all the things that are said about us.”
“Man is free in his imagination, but bound by his reason.”
“Have the courage to appear poor and you disarm poverty of its sharpest sting.”
“a gentleman will walk but never run.. it takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile.. be yourself no matter what they say..”
“If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.”
“When I was a young lawyer, working women wore hats. It was the only way they would take you seriously.”
“Humility is an attribute of godliness possessed by true Saints. It is easy to understand why a proud man fails. He is content to rely upon himself only. This is evident in those who seek social position or who push others aside to gain position in fields of business, government, education, sports, or other endeavors. Our genuine concern should be for the success of others. The proud man shuts himself off from God, and when he does he no longer lives in the light.”
“It isn't the big pleasures that count the most; it's making a great deal out of the little ones.”

Source : Jean Webster (2004). “Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy”, p.105, Penguin

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