I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.

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"The most violent element in society is ignorance."

- Emma Goldman

Awareness

"Patriotism assumes that our globe is divided into little spots, each one surrounded by an iron gate."

- Emma Goldman

Belief

"No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness, and the generosity hidden in the soul of a child."

- Emma Goldman

Compassion

"If love does not know how to give and take without restrictions, it is not love, but a transaction that never fails to lay stress on a plus and a minus."

- Emma Goldman

Relationships

"If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution."

- Emma Goldman

Courage

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"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."

- Epictetus

Contentment

"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday."

- A. A. Milne

Contentment

"Small is not just a stepping stone. Small is a great destination itself."

- Jason Fried

Contentment

"The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing."

Contentment

"As for you, you will join your ancestors in peace and be buried after a good long life."

Contentment