Russian literature is considered the most truthful form of literature in the world and the most expressive of reality. It is the only literature that has far surpassed psychology and highlighted the beauty of the human soul.
Here are some quotes:

1. "Even if I overcome everything that pains me… I am no longer who I used to be."
— Dostoevsky

2. "People who are brought together by a shared tragedy feel a certain relief when they gather."
— Anton Chekhov

3. "Only what we want to forget remains in memory."
— Dostoevsky

4. "When they betray you, it’s as if they’ve cut off your arms—you can forgive them, but you can’t embrace them."
— Tolstoy

5. "Nothing reforms a person as much as the memory of their past regrets."
— Dostoevsky

6. "Winter is cold for those who have no warm memories, but I believe it is even colder for those who have them without their owners."
— Dostoevsky

7. "In my opinion, the best moment in an acquaintance is the one just before farewell."
— Dostoevsky

8. "I may not have remarkable victories, but I can amaze you with the defeats I survived."
— Chekhov

9. "Those who insist on sitting by the window often know nothing about the details of the road."
— Lermontov

10. "Nothing is worse than an old man who placed his dreams on his son’s shoulders, only to wake up in a nursing home."
— Dostoevsky

"No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage."
— Epictetus

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Unhealthy love is when two people use each other to escape their problems.

Healthy love is when two people help each other to address their problems.

Unhealthy love often feels
exciting, dramatic and profound, but hurts us in the long run.

Healthy love often feels dull, peaceful and repetitive, but it heals us in the long run.

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Understanding a negative phenomenon is NOT going to prevent you from experiencing pain as a result of it.

For example, I can explain to you what happens when you get the flu virus; this is NOT going to make you experience any less suffering as a result of the flu.

Similarly, I can explain the Negative Manifestation of the "Light Switch Effect" to you.

If you understand it, thoroughly and accurately, will this prevent you from experiencing emotional pain when you get hit with it?

NO

Not really.

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When faced with any key decision, you effectively choose one of two potential characters:

Investor: Long-term thinker who is willing to delay gratification; makes an investment that may sacrifice short-term pleasure for a larger, more meaningful reward in the long-term.

Borrower: Short-term thinker who is unwilling to delay gratification; takes out a loan to experience pleasure in the short-term, even if that means paying a steep price in the long-term.

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: Different people are held to different standards.

Double standards are the rule, not the exception.

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"Attitude is an important part of the foundation upon which we build a productive life. A good attitude produces good results, a fair attitude poor results, a poor attitude poor results. We each shape our own life, and the shape of it is determined largely by our attitude."

— M. Russell Ballard

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It’s A Game Of Tonnage


Back in the ‘80s, Jerry Seinfeld’s friend was teaching a comedy course at The Improv in Los Angeles.

The friend asked Seinfeld if he’d be willing to visit the class and speak to the students. Seinfeld agreed. “I went in and there were maybe 20 people in the class,” he recalled. “I went up on stage, and I said, ‘The fact that you’ve signed up for this class is already a very bad sign for what you’re trying to do.

The fact that you think anyone can teach you or that there’s something you need to learn, you’ve gone off on a bad track because nobody really knows anything about any of this.’” Seinfeld suspected that the students were looking for a shortcut to becoming great comedians, hoping the class would give them the secrets to bypassing the hard phase of forcing the skills to come. “You know,” Seinfeld said, “no one’s really that great. You know who’s great? The people that just put a tremendous amount of hours into it.


It’s a game of tonnage, you know? How many hours are you going to work? Per week? Per month? Per year?” If he could do it over, Seinfeld said, “what I really should have done is I should have had a giant flag behind me, and when I pulled a string, it would roll down, and on the flag, it would just say two words: Just work.”

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We cannot put off until tomorrow, he said, what we can do today—whether that’s being good (our highest priority), telling people we love them, or going to places we wish to see. No one knows what the future holds. No one knows how much time we have left.

Do not delay. Do not wish. Do not wait. Do it now. While you still have time. While there is still a chance.


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"Everyone has the right to their opinion"

No.

Not everyone has the right to an opinion.

You do NOT have the right to an opinion, if the matter at hand is a topic you have zero education on or experience with.

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Some features are enabled by money (the porch and the yard), but most of them are earned through consistent behaviors and actions.

Want a smiling wife at your side at 80? Be a loving husband daily.

Want kids who choose to be around you? Be a supportive and caring parent daily.

Want a healthy body and mind in old age? Flex your body and mind daily.

Want good friends who you share laughs with? Be a good friend to those you care about daily.

I'd encourage you to try the exercise. Sit down and envision your ideal life at 80-years-old.

What does it tell you about what you need to focus on in the present?​

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