“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” –
Henry David Thoreau
“People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates.” –
Thomas Szasz
“Know yourself. Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.” –
Ann Landers
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“You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”