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Thoughtful Life Quotes for Modern Living

“If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.”
— Marcus Aurelius

“If you seek tranquility, do less.”
— Marcus Aurelius

“No one can grant you self-esteem; it is a gift you give yourself.”
— Unknown

“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” — Marcus Aurelius

“Waste no more time arguing about what a good person should be. Be one.”— Marcus Aurelius

“He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.”
— Epictetus

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”
— Seneca

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” - Stephen R. Covey

“Words are only the surface. Meaning lives underneath.” - Marshall McLuhan

“True communication happens when we listen without rehearsing our response.” - Jiddu Krishnamurti

“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.”
— Ernest Hemingway

“There is as much meaning in what people don’t say as in what they say.”- Sigmund Freud

“Sometimes what a person needs most is to be seen, not solved.”
— Parker J. Palmer

“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” - Epictetus

“Between what is said and what is meant, there is a space. In that space lives truth.”- Martin Buber

“The depth of our connections with others determines the richness of our lives.” - Unknown

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