19 Life-Changing Sentences All Under 10 Words Long
A complication of the very best advice squeezed into pocket-sized chunks
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4 min readNov 3, 2022
My favourite bear — Winnie the Pooh — once said:
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
And I couldn’t agree more.
So, I’ve compiled a list of 19 sentences that contain profound wisdom from some of the greats — from Buddha to Dr. Seuss, Jim Carrey to Rumi, and Genesis to Maya Angelou.
So, let’s get to it, shall we?
1. “Love, and do as you wish” — Saint Augustine
There’s not a whole lot more to add, really.
2. “Love risks everything and asks for nothing” — Rumi
But always remember:
“Love is the absence of judgment.” — Dalai Lama
3. “What you think, you become” — Buddha
Hafiz put it another way:
“What we speak becomes the house we live in”