We cannot give what we do not have: We cannot bring peace to the world if we ourselves are not peaceful. We cannot bring love to the world if we ourselves are not loving. Our true gift to ourselves and others lies not in what we have but in who we are.

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Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused.

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I love those who yearn for the impossible. ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Do what you love. When you love your work, you become the best worker in the world.

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You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters?

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Happy birthday, Alexander," Magnus murmured. "Thanks for remembering," Alec whispered back. ― Cassandra Clare

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True love lasts forever. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

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Work can sometimes be very tricky. It gives with one hand and takes away with the other. It gives you money and takes away your time. It offers you wealth and steals your happiness. ― Mouloud Benzadi

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We remember though all the firelit glow Of a great hearth's gleam and glare, And we looked for a space at each happy face And the love that was written there. ― Caris Brooke

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It’s not about money or connections. It’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone. — Mark Cuban

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