Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified pastime -- I'm referring to the kind of suffering a man inflicts on a woman or a woman on a man. It's extremely painful. I agree that it's hardly bearable. But I very much fear that this sort of pain deserves no consideration at all. It's no more worthy of respect than old age or illness.
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Grow your tree of falsehood from a small grain of truth. Do not follow those who lie in contempt of reality. Let your lie be even more logical than the truth itself, so the weary travelers may find repose.
Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.
Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.
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Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.
A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.
A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.
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People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
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Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.
He's no failure. He's not dead yet.
He's no failure. He's not dead yet.
