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A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea that
possesses the mind.
A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea that
possesses the mind.
You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.
You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.
Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.
Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.
The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range
perspective.
The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range
perspective.
I want to talk with people who care about things that matter that
will make a life-changing difference.
I want to talk with people who care about things that matter that
will make a life-changing difference.
People travel and wonder at the heights of mountains, at
the huge waves of the seas, at the long course read more
People travel and wonder at the heights of mountains, at
the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of
rivers, at the vast compass of the oceans, at the circular motion of the
stars, and they pass themselves without even wondering.
Fear is excitement without breath.
Fear is excitement without breath.
If one sees the personality not as an apparatus that is essentially
constructed by the time childhood is over, but read more
If one sees the personality not as an apparatus that is essentially
constructed by the time childhood is over, but as always in its essence
developing, then life at 25 or 30 or at the gateway to middle age will
stimulate its own intrigue, surprise, and exhilaration of discovery.
The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake read more
The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves is wrong. We get so identified with an idea that it is literally a "pet" notion and we rise to its defense and stop our eyes and ears to anything different.
