"There is an invisible strength within us;..." - Quote by Rumi
There is an invisible strength within us; when it recognizes two opposing objects of desire, it grows stronger.
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“Treasures and armies do not make a king. A true king is a king within himself.”
“Well, one of the problems about being psychoanalyzed is, as Nietzsche said, "Be careful lest in casting out your devils that you cast out the best thing that's in you." So many people who are really in deep analysis look as though and act as though they have been filleted. There's no bone there, there's no stuff! How to get rid of ego as dictator and turn it into messenger and servant and scout, to be in your service, is the trick.”
“You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.”
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“O excellent! I love long life better than figs.”
“See how she leans her cheek upon her hand. O, that I were a glove upon that hand That I might touch that cheek!”
“Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are in the institution wish to get out, and such as are out wish to get in?”