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In private grief with careless scorn. In public seem to triumph and not to mourn.
In private grief with careless scorn. In public seem to triumph and not to mourn.
Seek peace, and pursue it. [Prove!4:14].
Seek peace, and pursue it. [Prove!4:14].
Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to read more
Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to overcome it, adapt it to our needs; once acquired it can imprison us.
From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not read more
From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.
Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.
Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.
Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some read more
Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some of the most refined and elegant qualities of human potential.
Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!
Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!
When one is rising, standing, walking, doing something, stopping, one should constantly concentrate one's mind on the act and the read more
When one is rising, standing, walking, doing something, stopping, one should constantly concentrate one's mind on the act and the doing of it, not one ones' relation to the act or its character or value... One should simply practice concentration of the mind on the act itself, understanding it to be an expedient means for attaining tranquility of mind, realization, insight, and wisdom.
Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts.
Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts.
