Always remember that you were once alone, and the crowd you see in your life today are just as unecessary as when you were alone. ― Michael Bassey Johnson

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I’d thought that it was life itself that had ground me down – that my sadness stemmed from spiritual malaise. After spending two hours with a book, and finding it more pleasurable than two years of real life, I’d remember again that life had no meaning, and sink back into despair.

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If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. — Napoleon Hill

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I no longer wield the power of the office for the government of the church, but in the service of prayer I remain, so to speak, within St. Peter's bounds. St. Benedict, whose name I bear as pope, shall be a great example in this for me. He showed us the way to a life which, active or passive, belongs wholly to the work of God. - Pope Benedict XVI

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Before you criticize others, remember, they may not have had the same opportunities in life as you have had

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Silence is a great source of strength. — John Heider

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I wake up every morning with a great desire to live joyfully. — Anna Howard Shaw

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You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. — Zig Ziglar

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Being happy is a great science. If you are not happy, do not be confused. Happiness is hard to achieve. ― Peter Deunov

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If you're that depressed, reach out to someone. And remember, suicide is a permanent solution, to a temporary problem. ― Robin Williams

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