A young outcast will often feel that there is something wrong with himself, but as he gets older, grows more confident in who he is, he will adapt, he will begin to feel that there is something wrong with everyone else.

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"An over-indulgence of anything, even something as pure as water, can intoxicate."

- Criss Jami

Awareness

"Everyone judges constantly: positively judging one person is the same as negatively judging everyone else; it is to say that that person is superior in some sense."

- Criss Jami

Awareness

"To be truly positive in the eyes of some, you have to risk appearing negative in the eyes of others."

- Criss Jami

Belief

"Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters."

- Criss Jami

Compassion

"It is not true that everyone is special. It is true that everyone was once special and still possesses the ability to recover it."

- Criss Jami

Hope

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