Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. - Buddha

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Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. - Søren Kierkegaard

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What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so. - Mark Twain

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Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. - James Baldwin

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Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies. ― Nelson Mandela

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I drink to make other people more interesting.

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The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. - Thich Nhat Hanh

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Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit. - Elbert Hubbard

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Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren’t. I’m not surprised some people prefer books. - Julian Barnes

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As adults we try to relax from the never-ending quest for reason and order by drinking a little whiskey or smoking whatever works for us, but the wisdom isn't in the whiskey or the smoke. The wisdom is in the moments when the madness slips away and we remember the basics.

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