To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
- Topic: Love, Self, Self-esteem
- Location: Antelope Canyon
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
After all, the only proper intoxication is conversation.
Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more.
It is through art, and through art only, that we can realize our perfection; through art and art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence.
I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.
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Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
The longer I live, the more deeply l learn that love - whether we call it friendship or family or romance is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other's light.
Love is the only way to rescue humanity from all ills.
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy.
Accept things to which fate binds you, love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
Love is reflected in love.
One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.
The individual is not accountable to society for his actions, insofar as these concern the interests of no person but himself.
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
Just keep in mind: the more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
There is only one success—to be able to spend your life in your own way.
Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.
It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than others their opinions more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.
It never ceases to amaze me: We all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.
When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself.
What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the small man seeks is in others.
