Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are -- chaff and grain together -- certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with the breath of kindness blow the rest away….
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I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.
I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.
The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones read more
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you, too, can become great.
The live in wisdom who see themselves in all and all in them, who have renounced every selfish desire and read more
The live in wisdom who see themselves in all and all in them, who have renounced every selfish desire and sense craving tormenting the heart.
When walking through the "valley of shadows," remember, a shadow is cast by a Light.
When walking through the "valley of shadows," remember, a shadow is cast by a Light.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
To have one's individuality completely ignored is like being pushed quite out of life--like being blown out as one blows read more
To have one's individuality completely ignored is like being pushed quite out of life--like being blown out as one blows out a light.
Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.
Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.
Never practice two vices at once.
Never practice two vices at once.
