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Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.
-RUMI
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“Happy is the man who can make others better, not merely when he is in their company, but even when he is in their thoughts!” —Seneca
“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
—Marcus Aurelius
“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.”
—Epictetus
“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.” —Epictetus
“It isn’t the events themselves that disturb people, but only their judgements about them.” —Epictetus
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way."
—Marcus Aurelius
“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.”
—Seneca
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
—Seneca
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”
—Epictetus
“It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
—Epictetus
“The lamp of wisdom shines brightest when lit by the flame of self-awareness.”
—Musonius Rufus
“We cannot control the evil tongues of others, but a good life enables us to disregard them.”
—Cato
“The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.”
—Marcus Aurelius
“The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.”
—Marcus Aurelius