Today's Quote Wednesday, June 18, 2025 on wisdom

Do not make your heart a prison for your dreams. Idealizing is like trying to catch a butterfly in the palm of your hand: the more you try, the more it slips away. Expectations are like a taut rope: pull it, and you risk breaking it . . . and hurting yourself. Let go. If you don't try to grasp what you cannot, the world will smile at you effortlessly. And if the butterfly you chase slips away, appreciate it for its true nature: beautiful, fragile, fleeting
- Lao Zen Scacciapensieri

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Welcome what is, for what was not simply wasn't Heaven's time. Asking 'what if?' is like trying to hold sand in your hands. Life flows where it must, and every effect leads you to where you are, whether you accept it or not. So walk on, without too much haste or regret: the path reveals itself only to those who walk it. Look back only to take in the view, whatever it may be.
- Lao Zen Scacciapensieri

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Anger does nothing properly. (Anger makes things worse: it clouds judgment and causes loss of control.)
- Proverb

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Follow what is right for you. Don't cling to forced impositions. Free yourself from concepts that do not belong to you. Shine without wondering who is watching, like everything in nature: it does its duty even without praise. Live simply, think clearly, and serenity will be your most invaluable reward. And in the darkest days, always carry with you your compass and wait with trust for the light of your star to guide you on the Way.
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Don't force yourself to laugh, learn to recognize the value of a smile. With lightness, let unpleasant things pass, welcome the unexpected as part of the journey, and find joy even where ordinary eyes see only burden. A quiet heart laughs for no reason and moves through the day without strain. Those who take everything too seriously are like someone who builds obstacles only to trip over them. Life is like a train ride: there's no point in keeping all your luggage on your lap-just place it on the overhead rack.
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The real challenge is not just to cross the river of life, but to do so without letting the waters overwhelm us or turn us into something we are not. True courage is swimming with the current of our own being, without fearing the loss of our shape. Observe: even if the current is strong, the salmon always knows where to go, because it is not afraid to swim upstream. And if life pushes you underwater, know this: if you learn to swim, the water becomes your sea.
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Life teaches with every step; the wise one picks the fruit and leaves the peel. He does not hold onto the wind that has already passed, but warms himself in the sun that remains. For what happens to us is neither good nor bad: it is an opportunity. It is up to us to choose what to carry with us in the sack of the day - wisdom or unnecessary weight. There is no need to cling to what burns: every experience has a lesson, but not every detail deserves a place in the heart.
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The bow that is always strung will break.
- Proverb

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The moon does not fear the clouds of the coming day; it shines as long as the sky hosts it. So does the wise one: they walk with the step beneath their feet. Those who live in the present do not stumble over future thoughts. And if you must run, let it be after a butterfly, not after a tomorrow that doesn't know where it's going. Each day brings its own burden, there's no need to carry two at once.
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Those who wear the truth, even when it's rough, walk lightly. Those wrapped in lies fear every breeze. Silk may fool the eye, but the skin knows better. Moral: truth may sting, but it never betrays - and the wise prefer the thorn of truth to the feather pillow of lies, at least they know where they've been pricked. Never forget: it's better to stumble naked in the truth than to strut wrapped in an elegant lie.
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