Quotes about giving and not receiving
30 Best Giving Quotes - Joy of Giving Quotes and Sayings
This time of year, it can be easy to caught up in the material aspects of the holiday season. Sure, it's fun to find all of the best Christmas gifts for your friends and family and spend time shopping for show-stopping Christmas decorations, but don't forget the true meaning of the season. Take time out of your busy schedule to find ways to give this year. This roundup of gratitude quotes focus on the joy of giving in the hopes that they'll make your decision to do good that much easier. After all, as Anne Frank wrote, "No one has ever become poor by giving"—so there's no reason why you shouldn't start as soon as possible. Giving Tuesday is a great time to think about generosity and give when you can. This year, it falls on November 29. Of course, any day is a great day to give!
From Mother Teresa's inspiring quote about giving "until it hurts" to Albert Camus' thoughts on "real generosity" and the act of "giving all to the present," there's something here for just about everyone. Parents looking to inspire their children to give back will appreciate Brian Tracy's unforgettable words—"Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting"—while those looking to inspire themselves will be moved by legendary quotes by world leaders such as Winston Churchill: "We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give." Here's to the joy of giving, and a season that's as beautiful as it is meaningful.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
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"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant."
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Abraham Lincoln
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"To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own."
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Anne Frank
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"No one has ever become poor by giving.
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Amy Carmichael
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"You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving."
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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"Life’s persistent and most urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'"
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Horace
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"Don't just think, do."
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Brian Tracy
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"Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting."
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Winston Churchill
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"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
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Mother Teresa
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"It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved."
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Warren Buffett
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"If you're in the luckiest one percent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 percent."
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Chinua Achebe
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"While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary."
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Mother Teresa
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"Give, but give until it hurts."
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Albert Camus
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"Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
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Albert Schweitzer
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"The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve."
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Erich Fromm
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"What does one person give to another? He gives of himself, of the most precious he has, he gives of his life..."
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Carol Ryrie Brink
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"The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward."
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Henry Ward Beecher
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"Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven."
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Andrew Carnegie
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"As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say.
I just watch what they do."
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John Holmes
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"There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up."
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
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"If nature has made you for a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart; and though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full..."
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Francis Bacon
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"Charity begins at home but should not end there."
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John Bunyan
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"You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you."
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Roy T.
Bennett
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"Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance."
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Isabel Allende
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"We only have what we give."
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Mary Anne Radmacher
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"As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way."
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Kahlil Gibran
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"You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give."
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Mahatma Gandhi
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"The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
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Shannon L. Adler
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"One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone."
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Steve Maraboli
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"A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal."
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Maya Angelou
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"When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed."
15 of the Best Quotes About Giving and Receiving
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As the busyness of the holidays threatens to engulf us with parties and cooking, shopping and spending, we sometimes forget to savor the simple pleasures of caring for friends and family, and appreciating how our loved ones care for us.
Take a moment to let these quotes inspire you to treasure the joys in both giving and receiving this holiday season.
“For so many centuries, the exchange of gifts has held us together. It has made it possible to bridge the abyss where language struggles.”
—Barry Lopez, About This Life
“If nature has made you for a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart; and though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full, and you can give things out of that—warm things, kind things, sweet things—help and comfort and laughter—and sometimes gay, kind laughter is the best help of all.”
—Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess
“Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives them.”
—Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind
“Remember, a book is always a gift.”
—Sheridan Hay, The Secret of Lost Things
“Gracious acceptance is an art – an art which most never bother to cultivate.
We think that we have to learn how to give, but we forget about accepting things, which can be much harder than giving…. Accepting another person’s gift is allowing him to express his feelings for you.”
—Alexander McCall Smith, Love Over Scotland
“Purposeful giving is not as apt to deplete one’s resources; it belongs to that natural order of giving that seems to renew itself even in the act of depletion. The more one gives, the more one has to give.”
—Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea
“The Dead Sea in the Middle East receives fresh water, but it has no outlet, so it doesn’t pass the water out. It receives beautiful water from the rivers, and the water goes dank. I mean, it just goes bad. And that’s why it is the Dead Sea. It receives and does not give. In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.”
—Desmond Tutu, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
“It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding; and to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving.
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—Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
“The mutual practice of giving and receiving is an everyday ritual when we know true love.”
—bell hooks, All About Love: New Visions
“A book has no unwanted calories and you don’t have to worry about sizes as long as the subject matter appeals to the recipient.”
—Sue Grafton, Y is for Yesterday
“Receiving is harder than giving, son. But gifts are made to be accepted.”
—Dani Harper, Storm Warned
“That was the nature of presents. You kept them in the giver’s stead. They were a small part of that person to keep.”
—Paul Magrs, Exchange
“He saw clearly, immediately, that the man didn’t care about the gift’s value, didn’t care about the gift even, but cared profoundly for the act of receiving as though the gift were a tribute, a confirmation of his self, his being, his reality. He found no pleasure in what he was taking but in the act of taking itself.”
—Ninotchka Rosca, State of War
“I have nothing to give but my heart so full and these empty hands.
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—Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.”
—Maya Angelou, Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now
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THE UNIVERSE KNOWS BETTER HOW TO FULFILL YOUR WISH. TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND EXPLORE IT. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS GOING TO BE THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.
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WE CONCERN MUCH AS NORMAL DUTIES AND FORGET TO PRAISE OURSELVES. BUT A PERSON TO GET PLEASURE FROM LIFE SHOULD KNOW THAT HE IS GREAT!
October 21, 2021
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Our life is in our hands.
Sometimes we forget that happiness is in the little things. Find these little things.
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Once you have made up your mind and made a decision, then start working for this system, and not destroy it.
November 16, 2021
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There are limiting beliefs and there are supportive ones. Robert Dilts, Gregory Bateson and Bertrand Russell write a lot about this. It depends on what beliefs are formed in a person, what resources he lets into life, and what resources he does not.
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So you want to be happy. I'll probably go.
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That is, to take means to respond to what is offered to you. The second option is to go and get what you need. Both of these are extremely important.
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When we truly invest in something, we let energy flow through us.
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IT IS NOT SO IMPORTANT WHAT YOU WILL DO, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU WILL DO IT.
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Are you currently on a test or an adventure? Maybe you want to change the genre? To be certain of a diagnosis, ask yourself the following questions: • I am now looking for something to overcome, what difficulties to overcome? • Or am I watching what is happening, looking for opportunities and resources?
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90,000 quote from the book "I promised you" to me "Elchi each is forgotten in different ways.
Someone seeks salvation in vodka, someone in illusions, someone in the past. If I'm looking for salvation, does that mean I still believe? Or is it just a temporary pain reliever?
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No strength to make a choice. Moreover, in reality there is no right choice - there is only the choice made and its consequences.
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I fall asleep in the illusion that the files with the past are locked. Although thoughts, great traitors, still originate from the events of that time.
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Loneliness laughs at those who hide from it in illusions. Anyway, we will return to it sooner or later, disappointed to the last drop of blood.
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In relationships with people, we like to play roles. Require actors to strictly follow our interpretation. And at the same time we play selflessly. Then, sooner or later, someone will want to be themselves for at least an hour, and not a character. And in that moment everything falls apart.
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Often I want to believe that I am in the last stage of recovery, when a critical perception of reality takes precedence over nostalgia, memories.
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In life, people periodically crumble into pieces, and then they are collected, and a new picture is obtained. I don’t know what kind of picture I am, I’m all the time in pieces. Sometimes they are larger, and then I feel better, and it seems that some kind of harmonious prudence is about to come. And sometimes they are so small that I don’t understand at all what to do with these crumbs. Exhausting.
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Now I hate it. Such quiet hatred when you want to hurt even at a distance.
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Both people and dogs have the same desire - to be loved.
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When a woman decides to give herself to a man, she certainly wants to know his origins. Surrendering is not a single physical action, it is a process, germination into what becomes the most dear. A woman needs it: to know what his day was like before now their day.
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Support is not to be found in a friend or a cigarette. In myself.
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When asked if the glass is half full or empty, I prefer the answer “there is water in the glass”. The main thing is that there is still water. Encouraging realism?..
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And why is the past such an infection that it doesn't disappear at all, even when it's vital?
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At a certain period of life we meet a certain person who is needed in this particular period. Such a strange law of attraction, such a mutually beneficial salvation. We spend some time together, then we will definitely part. Because each of us needs to go further, enter a new, next period of our destiny. Marriage is designed for the lazy, who find it easier to stop halfway than to go further.
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First I fall in love with the very thought of him, then with the plus sign of the dough, the pod with arms and legs, and then with the chubby little man who puts his feet in his mouth. Feelings for him change quickly. In the first year it seems: well, you can’t love anymore. Then this love expands, deepens, multiplies in some absolutely incredible dimensions. And every new day becomes another step on a long journey. Now mom is already a companion, hand in hand, and not just shelter and food.
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What good have I done for the universe that it is so generous in giving me you?
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Everyone around is sneezing and complaining with one voice about poplar fluff. Just like small children, so many extra words. Poplar fluff is not that evil, but just such an obvious fact of life as heat in summer or snow in winter. It flies, it will torment you for a week, it will stop, but then relief will come.
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Happiness is a property of character. Some have it in their nature to wait all the time, others continuously look for it, and others find it everywhere.
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After all, women are much better than men.
We are brainless selfish, narcissistic whiners. Too much we do for the sake of public opinion. And women believe in us to the last and, I am sure that many, if I shared my thoughts with them, would say: “No, mine is not like that!” They are able to find excuses for us - that is their absolute advantage.
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We should collect our thoughts, but I'm afraid not a single thought will come to the meeting.
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Silence is your best friend. Verified. She doesn't want anything from you. She just sits next to him, charges with peace. Just don't confuse silence with silence.
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You know, I must have waited so long for summer to miss autumn again. Through slightly cold air and sad twilight. Wrap yourself in a scarf, keep your hands warm in your pockets... I'm crazy, right? All year I hurried summer, it has come and that's it, I'm burning out. And it's not the heat, I don't get tired of it. It's just that I'm more like autumn in character.
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They say that there are no miracles left in the world, that there is no more a single unicorn, not a single dragon, and dryads with elves have sunk into the distant past. I myself sometimes believe in the disappearance of all this. But then I remember my childhood, as it is now, and everything again seems two-sided, like a wizard's hat - reality and a fairy tale. It’s just that everyday life with its kicks makes us believe that life has one layer.
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It's easy for others to say, "Don't take it to heart." How can they know what is the depth of your heart? And where is close for him?
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Without you there is no way, without you there is no need.
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In summer, I crave sweets more than food.
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A man is pleased to know that a woman is saddened by his absence. We cherish our selfishness.
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As a child, I loved coloring books. I could not draw, there was no spatial imagination.
Therefore, with pleasure I decorated the finished drawings. So it is with life. It is given to us colorless, with clearly defined contours and a general pattern. We decide with whom or what to start and what color to paint. This is what we define. You tried to get away from it by throwing your pencils aside. Then your coloring remained nothing, gray. As a result, dullness surrounded you from all sides, you began to merge with it. You can not do it this way! You have to choose your own colors. First, color the sun yellow. Or, if you like, green!.. True, sometimes strength runs out, pencils are erased. But they came up with sharpeners for that ...
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If a woman receives attention and care from a man, even a friend, she involuntarily thinks about the possibility of being together.
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All life consists in freedom. Only this does not mean allowing yourself what you cannot afford for some reason, a taboo. These are not drugs for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
And do not seek salvation in the arms of unloved people. Freedom is the ability to move in any direction. Go and listen to your desires. Do not think about money and the notorious moral duty, conditions, circumstances. It would seem that such freedom cannot be afforded - it looks too reckless. But it's easy if you want. You just need to understand everything and take the first step. Forward.
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Happiness does not have a session schedule, it may start even after turning off the projector. Therefore, it is foolish to run after what should happen anyway, as well as to run away from it.
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Everything that, from my point of view, defies explanation, I call either "bullshit" or "love."
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We sit on the curb of the square with plastic cups of coffee, stretch our legs. Nothing is thought of. We feel good in this most ordinary weekday. The beauty of life is in an instant. We, the former children, have forgotten how to see it.
Children wake up in the morning and perceive the new day as a miracle, like the first day of their life. Most adults don't know how to do this. We can't stop thinking about tomorrow, we can't leave the past behind. We constantly sigh, regretting something. It's time to retrain.
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Sooner or later we all come to the point of saturation with all kinds of human relationships. It could happen tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, next year or in a few years. This state is called maturity. For me, it's too pretentious. Everything is simpler: you understand that everything that has happened and everything that can happen will no longer penetrate so deeply into you. Not because of the increased armor. It's just that you have so many all kinds of relationships that there is no room for new ones. And then you pass them, yes, filled to the throat and wounded to the bottom, but strong in your own wealth.
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We women of the big cities have become too masculine.
Weaned ourselves from the desire to trust the opposite sex, to show the weakness that is in us by nature, no matter how we argue with it. We are afraid to admit to ourselves how sometimes we want to hug someone and bury our nose on the cheek. Life is beautiful when someone's cheek needs your nose.
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You no longer give your all to people. You separate a piece from what you can share, you extend it to someone who is worthy and truly needs.
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Blows to the back are most often delivered by those who are defended with their chests.
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I fell in love with the eyes, did not think about what awaits me with this person. Love, like a sponge, easily absorbs not only everything beautiful, but also all human dirt - lies, betrayal, humiliation.
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Drink one big mug of coffee for two, buy ugg boots of the same color, hide your frozen chin in your scarf, run in the rain in short dashes from cover to cover.
To live through the winter with thoughts of summer Italy, then finally break out there to bypass cafes in sunny squares and gorge on cheese ravioli.
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I thought I would never forget him, and I would live with this disability in my heart. But it turned out that he played only a cameo role.
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It turns out that the feeling of happiness inside can always be present, and its especially bright splashes appear in moments.
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Sometimes love cannot endure even a short separation. Too fragile feeling, for which neglect is often fatal.
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In love, there is no precise definition of anything except the fact of love itself. She either exists or she doesn't. Everything else is pictures with a subjective alignment of feelings and the possibility of consequences. Especially when it comes to the feelings of a woman. We are in love, no matter how we shout about pride and feminism, we think about the whole, and men about themselves.
