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.
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Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving
anything in return.
Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving
anything in return.
If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow
that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged,
models read more
If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow
that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged,
models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed.
You've got to sing like you don't need the money. You've got to love like you'll never get hurt. You've read more
You've got to sing like you don't need the money. You've got to love like you'll never get hurt. You've got to dance like there's nobody watching. You've got to come from the heart, if you want it to work.
Honest Criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a
friend, an aquaintance, or a stranger.
Honest Criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a
friend, an aquaintance, or a stranger.
The journey is the reward.
The journey is the reward.
Make decisions from the heart and use your head to make it work out.
Make decisions from the heart and use your head to make it work out.
I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to
complain about what you have than it is to read more
I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to
complain about what you have than it is to ask for what you want.
A man should conceive of a legitimate purpose in his heart, and set out
to accomplish it. He should make read more
A man should conceive of a legitimate purpose in his heart, and set out
to accomplish it. He should make this purpose the centralizing point of
his thoughts. It may take the form of a spiritual ideal, or it may be a
worldly object, according to his nature at the time being; but whichever
it is, he should steadily focus his thought forces upon the object which
he has set before him. He should make this purpose his supreme duty, and
should devote himself to its attainment, not allowing his thoughts to
wander away into ephemeral fancies, longings, and imaginings. This is the
royal road to self-control and true concentration of thought. Even if he
fails again and again to accomplish his purpose (as he necessarily must
until weakness is overcome), the strength of character gained will be the
measure of his true success, and this will form a new starting point for
future power and triumph.
About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.
About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.
