It’s not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; and not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.
― Francis Bacon
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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.
― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (via larmoyante)
So you plant your own garden and
decorate your own soul, instead of waiting
for someone to bring you flowers
decorate your own soul, instead of waiting
for someone to bring you flowers
― Veronica A. Shofstall, “After a While”
It wasn’t real. I deluded myself. I had this aching need to be loved and it was screwing with my head. Sometimes, when you crave certain feelings, you’ll trick yourself into thinking the other person is something other than what he appears.
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Strikes (via gyuhwool)
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