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#1

“Human sympathy has its limits, and we were contented to let all their tragic arguments fade with the city lights behind.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

tags: human-sympathy

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#2

“We drove on toward death through the cooling twilight.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

4 likes

#3

“But the truth doesn't need to be known, or believed, to be true.”
― Chris Crutcher, Deadline

tags: truth

87 likes

#4

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

tags: buddhism, gratitude, joy, mindfulness, zen

4836 likes

#5

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

135510 likes

#6

“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

tags: books, reading, truth

7615 likes

#7

“Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Shadow of the Wind

3569 likes

#8

“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

tags: inspirational, soul, spiritual-growth

3299 likes

#9

“I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four seasons of the year.”
― Edna St. Vincent Millay

tags: heart, infidelity, relationships, seasons, summer

3234 likes

#10

“If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.”
― Steven Wright

102 likes

#11

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

148402 likes

#12

“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.”
― James Branch Cabell, The Silver Stallion

tags: optimism, pessimism

2215 likes

#13

“A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.”
― George Bernard Shaw

tags: funny, humor, optimism, pessimism

713 likes

#14

“If you expect the worst, you'll never be disappointed.”
― Sarah Dessen, Lock and Key

530 likes

#15

“When things are at their blackest, I say to myself, 'Cheer up, things could be worse.' And sure enough, they get worse.”
― Robert Asprin, editor

tags: humor, pessimism

244 likes

#16

“This is awful. I don't know what's going to happen to me or to anyone else in the world.”
― Raymond Carver, Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories

tags: existentialism, gazebo, pessimism

142 likes

#17

“I like pessimists. They’re always the ones who bring life jackets for the boat.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor

tags: pessimism

124 likes

#18

“One can only tolerate the absolute idiocy of Man for so long before bringing out the bat.”
― Dean Hale

tags: humor, pessimism

99 likes

#19

“School prepares you for the real world... which also bites.”
― Jim Benton

tags: education, pessimism, school

82 likes

#20

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.”
― Edith Sitwell

tags: comfort, home, winter

2369 likes

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