A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.
Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.
- Topic: Solitude, Wisdom
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It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.
The knowledge and skills you have achieved are meant to be forgotten so you can float comfortably in emptiness, without obstruction.
An inability to stay quiet . . . is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind.
Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born.
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.
First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.
There is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic. A man’s own observation, what he finds good of and what he finds hurt of, is the best physic to preserve health.
