Stoicism’s golden rule: The only thing you have control over is how you respond to external events


“capitalism got inside my head and made me think i am of worth as long as i am working i learned impatience from it i learned self-doubt from it learned to plant seeds in the ground and expect flowers the next day”
― Home Body: Rupi Kaur
― Home Body: Rupi Kaur

“There are a lot of people who will give money or materials, but very few who will give time and affection.”
― Flowers for Algernon
― Flowers for Algernon

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
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“For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.”
― Anna and the French Kiss
― Anna and the French Kiss

“Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.”
― Goodbye, Things: On Minimalist Living
― Goodbye, Things: On Minimalist Living
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