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Set up as an ideal the facing of reality as honestly and as cheerfully as possible.
Set up as an ideal the facing of reality as honestly and as cheerfully as possible.
People see the world not as it is, but as they are.
People see the world not as it is, but as they are.
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
In nature, the emphasis is in what is rather than what ought to be.
In nature, the emphasis is in what is rather than what ought to be.
The human soul has still greater need of the ideal than of the real. It is by the real that read more
The human soul has still greater need of the ideal than of the real. It is by the real that we exist; it is by the ideal that we live.
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and read more
Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.
In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 read more
In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is due to our efforts.
I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it.
I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it.
