Now a' is done that men can do, And a' is done in vain. - Robert Burns

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Feeling compassion for ourselves in no way releases us from responsibility for our actions. Rather, it releases us from the self-hatred that prevents us from responding to our life with clarity and balance.

Robert Burns

Now a' is done that men can do, And a' is done in vain.

Done, Men, Vain

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While Europe's eye is fix'd on mighty things, The fate of empires and the fall of kings; While quacks of State must each produce his plan, And even children lisp the Rights of Man; Amid this mighty fuss just let me mention, The Rights of Woman merit some attention.

Children, Empires, Eye, Humorous, Kings, Lisp

Oh would some power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us!

Gift, Inspirational, Knowledge, Learning, Power, See

A women can make an average man great, and a great man average.

Average, Great Men, Make, Man, Men

God knows, I'm no the thing I should be, Nor am I even the thing I could be.

God, God Knows, Knows, Should, Thing

Now's the day and now's the hour.

Day, Hour, Inspirational, Life, Positive

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. . . we become so accustomed to meet with injustice, and, if we are at all sincere with our own hearts, are so conscious of being guity of it ourselves, that we learn to look upon it almost as a necessity.

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Dee Dee Myers

Part of Obama's persona is self-reliance. He's calm; he's cool; he's self-possessed. In many ways, he has tried to define himself in opposition to Clinton's sometimes needy, often undisciplined, emotionalism.

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Beth Ditto

Portland is a place where you can find a community as a feminist, a vegan or a fat activist. Artists, musicians, knitters, and filmmakers can all meet like-minded souls. It's proved the perfect place for me and all my punk friends.

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Sri Aurobindo

The higher Truth is all the time working in us but through the lower power - Aparashakti. It is when we become conscious of the play of this higher Power then only yoga begins.

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