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#1209: Cleanliness and order are not... · 24 July 2008
Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.
— Benjamin Disraeli
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#1208: ...happiness is not something that happens. · 23 July 2008
…happiness is not something that happens. It is not the result of good fortune or random chance. It is not something that money can buy or power command. It does not depend on outside events, but, rather, on how we interpret them. Happiness, in fact, is a condition that must be prepared for, cultivated, and defended privately by each person. People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives, which is as close as any of us can come to being happy.
— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow
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#1207: You say that my way of thinking... · 22 July 2008
You say that my way of thinking cannot be tolerated? What of it? The man who alters his way of thinking to suit others is a fool. My way of thinking is the result of my reflections. It is part of my inner being, the way I am made. I do not contradict them, and would not even if I wished to. For my system, which you disapprove of, is also my greatest comfort in life, the source of all my happiness — it means more to me than my life itself.
— Marquis de Sade
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#1206: A lot of people go through life... · 21 July 2008
A lot of people go through life beating themselves up the same way they were beaten up.
— Marlo Thomas
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#1205: Most of the important things in the world... · 20 July 2008
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
— Dale Carnegie
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