Scribbles

Quotes, passages, and original thoughts curated by our authors — words that inspire, challenge, and delight.

Scribble of the Day

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Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out.

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— Unamed atomic scientists,The Manhattan project -1945

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A part of all you earn is yours to keep.

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— George S Clason,The richest man in Babylon

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Be careful of what you think you want.

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— Garv original

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It's great to have feelings, but one must take care not to dwell on them all the time.

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— Garv original

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It's never as bad as it looks or as good as it seems.

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— Armand Hammer,Touch & Agree

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Beauty will save the world.

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— Fyodor Dostoevsky,The Idiot

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What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.

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— Fyodor Dostoevsky,The Brothers Karamazov

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Above all, do't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others.

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— Fyodor Dostoevsky,The Brothers Karamazov

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Man is sometimes extraordinarily, passionately, in love with suffering.

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— Fyodor Dostoevsky,Notes from Underground

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To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.

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— Fyodor Dostoevsky,Crime and Punishment

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The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.

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— Fyodor Dostoevsky,The Brothers Karamazov

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Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.

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— Fyodor Dostoevsky,Crime and Punishment

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The soul is healed by being with children.

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— Fyodor Dostoevsky,The Idiot