word of the day

if one day i have a son, the first thing i will teach him is that striving for love will not take anything away from his manhood.

(see: frida kahlo)

"selflessness is not living your life your way, but not asking others to live their lives the way you want them to."

(see: oscar wilde)

they asked a sage:
"how do you know a person's intelligence?"
“from his speech,” he replied.
'what if he doesn't speak at all? '' they said;
"there is no one that smart"

"don't let your compassion defend what your logic criticizes."

jane austen*

half of understanding what you want to do is knowing what you have to let go before you act.

(see: sydney howard)

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the economy was getting worse, the crisis and unemployment were rising, dissatisfaction was starting to spread, then i had a brilliant idea; make war!

(see: benito mussolini)

meet your child in such a way that; when he comes home, let him feel that he has come to the most beautiful place....
meet your spouse in such a way that; when he comes to you, let him feel that he has met the right person.
greet your mother in such a way: she will exchange the pains of her birth for taste...
meet your father in such a way; let him not envy another child for the rest of his life...
meet the poor in such a way that; lay a prayer table bigger than the one you laid for him....
meet the rich in such a way that; when you see your heart, from the poverty of your own heart
damn it...

we live in a world where we have to hide in order to make love, with brutality on display everywhere (see john lennon)