“It’s a strange paradox, that the liberals are illiberal in their demand for liberality. They are exclusive in their demand for inclusivity. They are homogenous in their demand for heterogeneity. They are somehow un-diverse in their call for diversity — you can be diverse, but not diverse in your opinions and in your language and in your behaviour. And that’s a terrible pity." — Stephen Fry

This one hit home. Article in German by Raquel Aldana about the one love of your life that will always be in the back of your mind, regardless of who you end up with.

It says here in this history book that; luckily, the good guys have I won every single time. What are the odds? – Norm Macdonald

A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others. – Confuscious

“Verily, in the body is a piece of flesh which, if sound, the entire body is sound, and if corrupt, the entire body is corrupt. Truly, it is the heart”. – (Sahih Al-Bukhari: 52)

“Our starting point is always wrong. Instead of beginning with ourselves,we always want to change others first and ourselves last. If everyone would begin first with themselves, then there would be peace all around!” — Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

"اصعب الحرام اوله ، ثم يسهل ، ثم يُستساغ ، ثم يُؤلف ، ثم يحلو ، ثم يُطبع في القلب ، ثم يبحث القلب عن حرام ."اخر - الشافعي — أقوال وحكم الفلاسفة (@heekma) December 29, 2022 iاصعب الحرام اوله ، ثم يسهل ، ثم يُستساغ ، ثم يُؤلف ، ثم يحلو ، ثم يُطبع في القلب ، ثم يبحث القلب عن حرام .“اخر

A friend told me about this one and I googled it but I couldn’t find any definite author or source. It’s ok to be a little fucked up in the head, we all are. It’s only when you’re fucked up in the heart that makes you a real piece of shit.

“Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.” — Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I’ve come across this tweet and it had a few replies that I wanted to store because I think they hold very true meaning. A few fascinating replies: sometimes you don’t deserve closure. the people you’ve hurt don’t owe you forgiveness even after you’ve changed for the better. some bridges are burned forever, and sometimes it’s better that way for all parties. you have to move forward and be better for you, not someone else.