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    The term up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fast has no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition such terms have no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a very particular situation... most of our language about the organization and objective's of government is made up of such polar terms. Justice and injustice are typical. A reformer who wants to abolish injustice and create a world in which nothing but justice prevails is like a man who wants to make everything up. Such a man might feel that if he took the lowest in the world and carried it up to the highest point and kept on doing this, everything would eventually become up. This would certainly move a great many objects and create an enormous amount of activity. It might or might not be useful, according to the standards which we apply. However it would never result in the abolishment of down.

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The art of losing isn't hard to masters; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that read more

The art of losing isn't hard to masters; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster.

by Elizabeth Bishop Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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Man hoards himself when he has nothing to give away.

Man hoards himself when he has nothing to give away.

by Edward Dahlberg Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed read more

Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed.

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Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger. [Ephesians 4:26].

Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger. [Ephesians 4:26].

by Bible Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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Fear of the pain blinds us to the goal of healing. Only by seeing our problems clearly and experiencing them read more

Fear of the pain blinds us to the goal of healing. Only by seeing our problems clearly and experiencing them can we do something about them.

by Bob Hoffman Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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You are at enmity with yourself.

You are at enmity with yourself.

by Jacob Boehme Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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I think we now come to the park expecting to win instead of playing not to lose.

I think we now come to the park expecting to win instead of playing not to lose.

by Eric Davis Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all read more

Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.

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The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself.

The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself.

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