“The more knowledge you have, the more you're free to rely on your instincts.”
― Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story
― Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story
“My formula for human greatness is amor fati: that one wants nothing to be different, not in the future, not in the past, not for all eternity. Not only to endure what is necessary, still less to conceal it — all idealism is falseness in the face of necessity — , but to love it...”
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“Good values are 1) reality-based, 2) socially constructive, and 3) immediate and controllable. Bad values are 1) superstitious, 2) socially destructive, and 3) not immediate or controllable. Good, healthy values are achieved internally. Something like creativity or humility that can be experienced right now. You simply have to orient your mind in a certain way to experience it. These values are immediate and controllable and engage you with the world as it is rather than how you wish it were. Bad values are generally reliant on external events.”
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
“The best way is to understand yourself, and then you will understand everything.
So when you try hard to make your own way, you will help others, and you will be helped by others.
Before you make your own way you cannot help anyone, and no one can help you.”
― Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
So when you try hard to make your own way, you will help others, and you will be helped by others.
Before you make your own way you cannot help anyone, and no one can help you.”
― Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
“wisdom is nothing more profound than an ability to follow one’s own advice.”
― Waking Up: Searching for Spirituality Without Religion
― Waking Up: Searching for Spirituality Without Religion
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