It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention. In the same vein, desperation is the father of compromise, panic is the sister of slapdash improvisation, and despair is the second cousin of quiet apathy. By that reckoning,
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“in as few words as possible, how to try to pull off the nearly impossible task of living a good life on earth. Here’s what they wrote: Know thyself. and Nothing in excess.”
― How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
― How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
“Quoting the great Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu, she tells us that “ ‘knowledge makes men gentle,’ just as ignorance hardens us.”
― How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
― How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. —MAYA ANGELOU”
― How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
― How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
“in the words of Samuel Beckett: Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”
― How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
― How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
“What is the duty of humans? If gifts and responsibilities are one, then asking “What is our responsibility?” is the same as asking “What is our gift?” It is said that only humans have the capacity for gratitude. This is among our gifts.”
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
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