Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things either are what they appear to be; or they neither are, nor appear to be; or they are, and do not appear to be; or they are not, and yet appear to be. Rightly to aim in all these cases is the wise man’s task.
Practice yourself, for heavens sake, in little things; and hence proceed to greater.
- Topic: Motivation, Practice
- Location: Lake Tahoe
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.
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