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Benjamin Elijah Mays on why the tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goals, but in having no goals to reach

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The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach. Benjamin Mays ‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.’ Most of us are familiar with this golden line from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem In Memoriam A.H.H. However, is Read more…

Mark twain on why you don't have to remember anything if you tell the truth

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If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. Mark Twain Much has been said and written about the importance of being truthful. Ancient philosophers often compared the power of truth to the sun and its rays. They stressed that one truth had the power to vanquish a thousand lies, that truth could Read more…

Abigail Van Buren on how we could be millionaires if we could sell our experiences

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If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires. Abigail Van Buren Our experiences are our greatest wealth. They are more important than our physical possessions and assets in that they have no possibility of getting lost or depleted – if anything, they only accumulate over time. Moreover, while Read more…

Abigail Van Buren on how loneliness is the ultimate poverty

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Loneliness is the ultimate poverty. Abigail Van Buren There is nothing worse in life than feeling lonely and deserted; than having no one or nowhere to turn to in times of distress. In fact, contrary to popular belief, loneliness can make its presence felt in both good and bad times. It probably stings a lot Read more…