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Every man dies. Not every man really lives.
Every man dies. Not every man really lives.
Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.
Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.
Men do not die from overwork. They die from dissipation and worry.
Men do not die from overwork. They die from dissipation and worry.
What was once impossible now summons us to dismantle the walls between
ourselves and our sisters and brothers, to dissolve read more
What was once impossible now summons us to dismantle the walls between
ourselves and our sisters and brothers, to dissolve the distinctions
between flesh and spirit, to transcend the present limits of time and
matter, to find, at last, not wealth or power but the ecstasy (so long
forgotten) of commonplace, unconditional being. For the atom's soul is
nothing but energy. Spirit blazes in the dullest of clay. The life of
every woman or man-the heart of it-is pure and holy joy.
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
Even if you are the most evil of all sinners, you will cross over all
evil on the raft of read more
Even if you are the most evil of all sinners, you will cross over all
evil on the raft of knowledge. Just as a flaming fire reduces wood to
ashes Argina, so the fire of knowledge reduces all actions to ashes.
To be born free is an accident; To live free a responsibility; To die free
is an obligation.
To be born free is an accident; To live free a responsibility; To die free
is an obligation.
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
A single conversation with a wise man is worth a month's study of
books.
A single conversation with a wise man is worth a month's study of
books.
