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If thou canst walk on water, thou art no better than a straw. If thou canst fly in the air, read more
If thou canst walk on water, thou art no better than a straw. If thou canst fly in the air, thou art no better than a fly. Conquer thy heart that thou mayest become somebody.
I'm not trying to prove anybody wrong, I'm just trying to prove something to myself.
I'm not trying to prove anybody wrong, I'm just trying to prove something to myself.
To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular read more
To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the prerogative of mindlessness, but the exact opposite: It is the reward of self-esteem.
One day I sat thinking, almost in despair; a hand fell on my shoulder and a voice said reassuringly: cheer read more
One day I sat thinking, almost in despair; a hand fell on my shoulder and a voice said reassuringly: cheer up, things could get worse. So I cheered up and, sure enough, things got worse.
He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.
He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.
Don't worry about growing older or pleasing others. Please yourself.
Don't worry about growing older or pleasing others. Please yourself.
A wise unselfishness is not a surrender of yourself to the wishes of anyone, but only to the best discoverable read more
A wise unselfishness is not a surrender of yourself to the wishes of anyone, but only to the best discoverable course of action.
Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation read more
Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation itself brings about certain changes in his inner processes. He begins to understand that self-observation is an instrument of self-change, a means of awakening.
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
