Beautiful People

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The most beautiful people we have known
are those who have known defeat,

known suffering, known struggle, known loss,
and have found their way out of the depths.
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These persons have an appreciation,
a sensitivity, and an understanding of life
that fills them with compassion,
gentleness, and a deep loving concern.
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Beautiful people do not just happen.

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, author of On Death and Dying


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“The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours.”
― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, On Life After Death

“There is within each one of us a potential for goodness beyond our imagining;
for giving which seeks no reward; for listening without judgment;
for loving unconditionally.”
― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

“There are no mistakes, no coincidences.
All events are blessings given to us to learn from.”
― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

“It is very important that you only do what you love to do. 
You may be poor, you may go hungry, you may lose your car,
you may have to move into a shabby place to live,
but you will totally live.

And at the end of your days you will bless your life
because you have done what you came here to do.

Otherwise, you will live your life as a prostitute,
you will do things only for a reason,
to please other people, and you will never have lived.

And you will not have a pleasant death.” 

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross