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When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.
When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love. Do not waste what remains of your life in speculating about others, unless… Read more
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I would have told her to hold on,
A favourite interviewee was clearly Alice Walker, “one of the fundamental visionaries of our time”, whose writing “remains languid and effortlessly graceful, and has not lost its enormous power to prod at the sorest, most… Read more
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Even if you’re shooting for the stars, you’re going to spend most of your time on a plateau.
The most important lessons here — especially for young people — is that even if you’re shooting for the stars, you’re going to spend most of your time on a plateau. That’s where the deepest,… Read more
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Come, friend—why waste on morrow’s grief our cheer?
ای دوست بیا تا غمِ فردا نخوریم وین یک دمِ عمر را غنیمت شمریم فردا که ازین دیرِ فنا درگذریم با هفتهزارسالگان سربهسریم خیام Come, friend—why waste on morrow’s grief our cheer? This breath alone… Read more
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Only the shell that held contentment deep Was graced with pearls the restless never keep
بند بگسل باش آزاد ای پسر چند باشی بند سیم و بند زر گر بریزی بحر را در کوزهای چند گنجد قسمت یک روزهای کوزه چشم حریصان پر نشد تا صدف قانع نشد پر د’ر… Read more
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The perfection of my company had an effect on me
گلی خوشبوی در حمام روزی رسید از دست محبوبی به دستم بدو گفتم که مشکی یا عبیری که از بوی دلاویز تو مستم؟ بگفتا من گلی ناچیز بودم ولیکن مدّتی با گُل نشستم کمال همنشین… Read more
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May your days be like Nowruz, bright and clear.
همه ساله بخت تو پیروز باد همه روزگار تو نوروز باد فردوسی May your fortune prevail through each passing year, May your days be like Nowruz, bright and clear. Ferdowsi Read more
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You never know what will be the consequence of the misfortune; or, you never know what will be the consequences of good fortune
The farmer steadfastly refrained from thinking of things in terms of gain or loss, advantage or disadvantage, because one never knows… In fact we never really know whether an event is fortune or misfortune, we… Read more
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Be not afraid of greatness.
Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night Read more
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Realize that everything connects to everything else
Study the science of art. Study the art of Science. Develop your senses – especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else. Leonardo da Vinci https://leonardoda-vinci.org/biography.html Read more