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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it's dark. -Zen saying.
Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it's dark. -Zen saying.
The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.
The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.
A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.
A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.
A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.
A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.
It is an inexorable Law of Nature that bad must follow good, that decline must follow a rise. To feel read more
It is an inexorable Law of Nature that bad must follow good, that decline must follow a rise. To feel that we can rest on our achievements is a dangerous fallacy. Inner strength can overcome anything that occurs outside. Patanjali (c. 1st to 3rd century BC) -I Ching (B.C.1150?).
Man has a limited biological capacity for change. When this capacity is overwhelmed, the capacity is in future shock.
Man has a limited biological capacity for change. When this capacity is overwhelmed, the capacity is in future shock.
Love him who tells you your faults in private.
Love him who tells you your faults in private.
To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent.
To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent.
Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want. -Jonathan read more
Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want. -Jonathan Swift.
