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You are a puppet, but in the hands of the infinite, which may be y

You are a puppet, but in the hands of the infinite, which may be your own. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage — pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically — to say “no” to other things. And the way to do that is by having a bigger “yes” burning inside. The enemy of the “best” is often the “good.” – Stephen Covey

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And so, Reader, (for it is time to have done with guessing) would I bid you conquer in your warfare against your four great enemies, the world, the devil, the flesh, and above all, that obstinate and perverse self-will, unaided by which the other three would be comparatively powerless. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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It’s all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back. – Mick Jagger

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About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you’re fighting temptation. – Tom Wilson

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