In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.

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"Every man carries with him through life a mirror, as unique and impossible to get rid of as his shadow."

- W.H. Auden

Self-awareness

"Between friends, differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality."

- W.H. Auden

Relationships

"Christmas and Easter can be subjects for poetry, but Good Friday, like Auschwitz, cannot. The reality is so horrible it is not surprising that people should have found it a stumbling block to faith."

- W.H. Auden

Adversity

"The only way to spend New Year’s Eve is either quietly with friends or in a brothel. Otherwise, it’s not worth the trouble."

- W.H. Auden

Reflection

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"In loving someone as they are, we open ourselves to the possibility of true happiness."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get."

- W. P. Kinsella

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"You’re only one workout away from a good mood."

- Health Coach Maria Marlowe

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"Friday sees more smiles than any other day of the workweek!"

- Kate Summers

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"Oh! It’s Friday again. Share the love that was missing during the week. In a worthy moment of peace and bliss."

- S. O’ Sade

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