I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings.

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"Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world."

- Gustave Flaubert

Awareness

"Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work."

- Gustave Flaubert

Balance

"Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to which it clings."

- Gustave Flaubert

Hope

"I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely the sound he hears within."

- Gustave Flaubert

Self-awareness

"A friend who dies, it’s something of you who dies"

- Gustave Flaubert

Adversity

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"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty."

- Winston Churchill

Optimism

"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."

- Helen Keller

Optimism

"Opportunities don’t happen, you create them."

- Chris Grosser

Optimism

"You will soon feel as if nothing was done to you. The surgery will be fast and smooth. Good luck with your surgery!"

Optimism

"Teaching is the greatest act of optimism."

- Colleen Wilcox

Optimism