"I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength."

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Etty Hillesum

#Strength Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“I think that the most exciting thing is to find a tool, like an art, with an opportunity to share. Real roots come from everywhere in the world. Why call is congress? Because it is a congress.”
“I shall take the heart. For brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.”
“The notion that a human being should be constantly happy is a uniquely modern, uniquely American, uniquely destructive idea.”
“We learned the value of research in World War II.”
“Sometimes life turns out hard, Isabel. Sometimes it just bites right through you. And sometimes, just when you think it's done its worst, it comes back and takes another chunk.”

Source : M.L. Stedman (2012). “The Light Between Oceans: A Novel”, p.311, Simon and Schuster
“I've been in love with you since the very beginning. You asked why there isn't anyone else in my life, and the reason... is you" - J.D.”

Source : Julie James (2009). “Practice Makes Perfect”, p.237, Penguin
“If children hear fine music from the day of their birth and learn to play it, they develop sensitivity, discipline and endurance. They get a beautiful heart.”
“We must know the measure of a man's desires before we can sound the depth of his regrets.”

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