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Thomas à Kempis

It is good for us that we sometimes have sorrows and adversities, for they often make a man lay to heart that he is only a stranger and sojourner, and may not put his trust in any worldly thing. It is good that we sometimes endure contradictions, and are hardly and unfairly judged, when we do and mean what is good. For these things help us to be humble, and shield us from vain-glory.

Rumi·1260

And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?

Rainer Maria Rilke·1903

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches.