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"Everything observable by the senses is subject to change and therefore in motion … there are interlocking cycles of change … one cannot bid the winds and waves to cease but one can learn to navigate treacherous currents by conducting ourselves in harmony with the prevailing processes of transformation and thus weather the storms of life."
"Don’t be so damn hard on yourself. Yeah, you screwed up. You’re not perfect, fine. Learn from it. But don’t punish yourself. Be kind to you, even when you screw up. You’ll bounce back eventually. You’ll make up for it." — Stephanie Klein
"Absolute peace in our world is an unattainable goal. But it is one towards which we must continue to journey, our eyes fixed on it as a traveller in a desert fixes his eyes on the one guiding star that will lead him to salvation."
"The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give."
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Strategemata Liber Secundus; "VIII: Restore Morale with Firmness"