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Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible. We are not, however, in read more
Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible. We are not, however, in danger of lacking meaning; quite the contrary, we are gorged with meaning and it is killing us.
Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be
overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in read more
Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be
overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune.
Assumptions are the termites of relationships.
Assumptions are the termites of relationships.
What every man needs, regardless of his job or the kind of work he is doing, is a vision of read more
What every man needs, regardless of his job or the kind of work he is doing, is a vision of what his place is and may be. He needs an objective and a purpose. He needs a feeling and a belief that he has some worthwhile thing to do. What this is no one can tell him. It must be his own creation. Its success will be measured by the nature of his vision, what he has done to equip himself, and how well he has performed along the line of its development.
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.
My wife and I were happy for 20 years. Then we met.
My wife and I were happy for 20 years. Then we met.
Humor is something that thrives between man's aspirations and his
limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything read more
Humor is something that thrives between man's aspirations and his
limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because,
you see, humor is truth.
Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
Do or do not. There is no try.
Do or do not. There is no try.