Ignorance never settle a question.
- Topic: Awareness, Thinking
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases. Each of us carries his own life-form—an indeterminable form which cannot be superseded by any other.
When civil fury first grew high, and men fell out they knew not why.
If most of us remain ignorant of ourselves, it is because self-knowledge is painful and we prefer the pleasures of illusion.
A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within more than the luster of the firmament of bards and sages.
Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousand of miles and all the years you have lived.
All that is important in this moment is movement. Make the movement vital and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.
Think lovingly, speak lovingly, act lovingly, and every need shall be supplied.
Emotions are inherent in your nature, but their content is dictated by your mind.
New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.
The oldest, shortest words - “yes” and “no” - are those which require the most thought.
When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
