“whatever you fight, you strengthyen. What you resist, persists. "A New Earth":War is a mind set”

— Eckhart Tolle

Variant: Whatever you fight, you strengthen, and what you resist, persists.
Source: A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

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German writer 1948

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