How many people long for that “past, simpler, and better world,” I wonder, without ever recognizing the truth that perhaps it was they who were simpler and better, and not the world about them?

—R.A. Salvatore

past perception self

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The only gift is a portion of thyself.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.

—Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The thing to avoid is being a bore to oneself.

—Gerald Brenan

attention self boredom

There used to be a real me, but I had it surgically removed.

—Peter Sellers

humor self removal realness

The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It's always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it's a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human.

—Tahereh Mafi in Shatter Me

strength knowledge self moon steadfast

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