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“While going through life, you will have to dig through the dirt to find the treasure,” – The Wisdom Project Interviewee

Welcome back to another #WisdomWednesday!

Today, I am happy to share the invaluable wisdom shared by an interviewee from the Wisdom Project as we continue our journey through “Common Wisdom” by Dr. Laura Gabayan, MD, MS.

These insightful words remind us that the challenges we face often lead us to the most precious discoveries. Finding the silver lining is the art of turning adversity into opportunity and seeking the hidden gems in life’s challenges. 

Join me as I continue to unveil more life-enriching quotes from “Common Wisdom” every #WisdomWednesday.

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"While going through life, you will have to dig through the dirt to find the treasure,” – The Wisdom Project Interviewee

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“Be magical, remain magical, be the wand.” – The Wisdom Project Interviewee

“Sadness is not forever” – Fred Rogers

“Happiness is like jam. You can’t spread even a little without getting some on yourself” - Unknown

“Happiness is an inside job” – The Wisdom Project Interviewee

“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears” – John Lennon

”You are owed very little by the world, you should live as if you owe.” – The Wisdom Project Interviewee

“Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.” - Martin Luther King

“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” – Mother Teresa

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle.” - Plato

“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life. It will wear well and will be remembered long after the prism of politeness or the complexion of courtesy has faded away.” – Abraham Lincoln

“The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.” - Mahatma Gandhi

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see” – Mark Twain

“When words are both true and kind, they can change the world.” – the Buddha

“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give” - Winston Churchill

“Laugh often and fear not” - The Wisdom Project Interviewee

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” - Confucious

Be “fiercely flexible” when dealing with challenges

To See the Rainbow, You Have to Deal with the Rain