Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.

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"It has been stupidly difficult to let go, but that is what has been needed. I had allowed myself to get overanxious, clutching at what seemed sure to pass, and clutching is the surest way to murder love."

- May Sarton

Love

"There is a wilder solitude in winter, / When every sense is pricked alive and keen."

- May Sarton

Awareness

"The most valuable thing we can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of room, not try to be or do anything whatever."

- May Sarton

Balance

"Loneliness is the poverty of self. Solitude is the richness of self."

- May Sarton

Self-awareness

"We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be."

- May Sarton

Belief in Self

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"We are all capable of change, both in our actions and our hearts."

- Beauty and the Beast

Personal Growth

"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."

- Paulo Coelho

Personal Growth

"If the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be, you’ll never become that person."

- Clayton M. Christensen

Personal Growth

"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself."

- Arianna Huffington

Personal Growth

"The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why."

- Mark Twain

Personal Growth