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"Trying to read this one carefully. One poem a day, then write my reflections and try and watch a video analysis as well.
So far the first poem starts with a Valentine poem Emily wrote when she was still a teenager. I am not an expert, but I think she was a prodigy right from the beginning. Her play with words is vivid and creative." — May 20, 2026 11:48AM
"Trying to read this one carefully. One poem a day, then write my reflections and try and watch a video analysis as well.
So far the first poem starts with a Valentine poem Emily wrote when she was still a teenager. I am not an expert, but I think she was a prodigy right from the beginning. Her play with words is vivid and creative." — May 20, 2026 11:48AM
“If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.”
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“Civilize The Mind, But Make Savage The Body.”
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“A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“A man asked Gautama Buddha, "I want happiness."
Buddha said, "First remove "I," that's Ego, then remove "want," that's Desire.
See now you are left with only "Happiness.”
― Sayings of Buddha
Buddha said, "First remove "I," that's Ego, then remove "want," that's Desire.
See now you are left with only "Happiness.”
― Sayings of Buddha
“A man is born gentle and weak; at his death he is hard and stiff. All things, including the grass and trees, are soft and pliable in life; dry and brittle in death. Stiffness is thus a companion of death; flexibility a companion of life. An army that cannot yield will be defeated. A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind. The hard and stiff will be broken; the soft and supple will prevail.”
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