Old age realizes the dreams of youth: look at Dean Swift; in his youth he built an asylum for the insane, in his old age he was himself an inmate.

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"Love does not alter the beloved, it alters itself."

- Søren Kierkegaard

Love

"There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true."

- Søren Kierkegaard

Awareness

"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."

- Søren Kierkegaard

Awareness

"Hope is a passion for the possible."

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Hope

"Once you label me you negate me."

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Self-awareness

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

Reflection

"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

Reflection