“All boys lie," Ben said. "And all girls lie, too. I lie. You lie. Don't pretend you don't.”
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The Darkest Part of the Forest
“All boys lie," Ben said. "And all girls lie, too. I lie. You lie. Don't pretend you don't.”
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The Darkest Part of the Forest
“Above all things, respect yourself.”
Pythagoras (-585–-495 BC) ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher
Variant translations:<br>Respect yourself above all.<br>As quoted in Divine Harmony: The Life and Teachings of Pythagoras http://www.sacredscience.com/pythagoras.htm by John Strohmeier and Peter Westbrook. (1999)<br>Above all things reverence thy self.<br>Above all things, respect yourself.<br>Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself. <br class="br">The Golden Verses <br class="br">Variant: Above all things reverence thy Self.
“Above all, do not forget your duty to love yourself.”
Sören Kierkegaard (1813–1855) Danish philosopher and theologian, founder of Existentialism
Nigel Cumberland (1967) British author and leadership coach
Source: Your Job-Hunt Ltd – Advice from an Award-Winning Asian Headhunter (2003), Successful Recruitment in a Week (2012) https://books.google.ae/books?idp24GkAsgjGEC&printsecfrontcover&dqnigel+cumberland&hlen&saX&ved0ahUKEwjF75Xw0IHNAhULLcAKHazACBMQ6AEIGjAA#vonepage&qnigel%20cumberland&ffalse, Managing Teams in a Week (2013) https://books.google.ae/books?idqZjO9_ov74EC&printsecfrontcover&dqnigel+cumberland&hlen&saX&ved0ahUKEwjF75Xw0IHNAhULLcAKHazACBMQ6AEIIDAB#vonepage&qnigel%20cumberland&ffalse, Secrets of Success at Work – 50 techniques to excel (2014) https://books.google.ae/books?id4S7vAgAAQBAJ&printsecfrontcover&dqnigel+cumberland&hlen&saX&ved0ahUKEwjF75Xw0IHNAhULLcAKHazACBMQ6AEIJjAC#vonepage&qnigel%20cumberland&ffalse, p.23
“Above all, do not allow yourself to be bewitched by the evil charms of geometry.”
François Fénelon (1651–1715) Catholic bishop
Sur-tout ne vous laissez point ensorceler par les attraits diaboliques de la géométrie.
Lettres Spirituelles, no. 59, cited from Correspondance de Fénelon, archevêque de Cambrai (Paris: Ferra Jeune, 1827) vol. 5, p. 514; translation from Georges Duby and Michelle Perrot (eds.) A History of Women in the West (Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1994) vol. 3, p. 405.Œuvres complètes De François de Salignac De La Mothe Fénélon. TOME V Briand 1810 LETTRE CXLII (142) p.106.
“You must write for yourself, above all. That is your only hope of creating something beautiful.”
Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880) French writer (1821–1880)
Brennan Manning (1934–2013) writer, American Roman Catholic priest and United States Marine
Source: The Wisdom of Tenderness: What Happens When God's Fierce Mercy Transforms Our Lives
“Shame is the lie someone told you about yourself.”
Anaïs Nin (1903–1977) writer of novels, short stories, and erotica
As quoted in Why Men Fall Out of Love : The Secrets They Don't Tell (2005) by Michael French, p. 142
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