Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
William Butler Yeats
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I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.
Sigmund Freud
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If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.
Mahatma Gandhi
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It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite.
Soren Kierkegaard
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I’ve always been really, really aware of my insecurities – really, really aware. I never developed that thick skin that keeps you from letting things get to you.
Taylor Swift
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All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
Aristotle
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If it weren’t for painting, I wouldn’t live; I couldn’t bear the extra strain of things.
Winston Churchill
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It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.
Michel de Montaigne
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I was definitely a late bloomer and didn’t really come into my own until I was probably in my 20s.
Misty Copeland
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