Tuesday · April 28, 2026
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"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."
Friedrich Nietzsche · Twilight of the Idols, 1888
Apr 26
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"It is not what we have, but how we use it, that matters."
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations, II.4
Apr 25
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"Do not be afraid of going slowly. Be afraid only of standing still."
Japanese proverb · attributed
Apr 24
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"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau · Émile, 1762
Apr 23
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"He who wants — finds a way; he who doesn't — finds a reason."
Socrates · attributed
Apr 22
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"Knowledge is power, time is money — but wisdom is knowing how to put them together."
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