No man is an island- he is a holon. A Janus-faced entity who, looking inward, sees himself as a self-contained unique whole, looking outward as a dependent part. His self-assertive tendency is the dynamic manifestation of his unique wholeness, his autonomy and independence as a holon. Its equally universal antagonist, the integrative tendency, expresses his dependence on the larger whole to which he belongs: his 'part-ness.'.
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Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.
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Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.
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The readiness to praise others indicates a desire for excellence and perhaps an ability to realize it.
No person has the right to rain on your dreams.
No person has the right to rain on your dreams.
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Unity and self-sacrifice, of themselves, even when fostered by the most noble means, produce a facility for hating. Even when men league themselves mightily together to promote tolerance and peace on earth, they are likely to be violently intolerant toward those not of a like mind.
