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Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art read more
Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.
It is through cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will be derived….
It is through cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will be derived….
When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months read more
When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we're still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on--series polygamy--until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter.
Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
Listen. Don't explain or justify.
Listen. Don't explain or justify.
He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.
He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.
An advantage of poverty, your relatives gain nothing by your death.
An advantage of poverty, your relatives gain nothing by your death.
Two things may happen when we meet someone: either we become friends or we try to convince that person to read more
Two things may happen when we meet someone: either we become friends or we try to convince that person to accept our beliefs. The same thing happens when a hot coal meets another piece of coal: it either shares its fire with it or is overwhelmed by the other`s size and is extinguished.
The folks you help won't remember it and the folks you hurt won't ever forget it.
The folks you help won't remember it and the folks you hurt won't ever forget it.
