Michael
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“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“We know that people can maintain an unshakeable faith in
any propositions, however absurd, when they are sustained
by a community of likeminded believers.”
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any propositions, however absurd, when they are sustained
by a community of likeminded believers.”
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“Once the human mind has favored certain views, it pulls
everything else into agreement with and support for them.
Should they be outweighed by more powerful countervailing
considerations, it either fails to notice these, or scorns them,
or makes fine distinctions in order to neutralize or reject
them . . . thereby leaving untouched the authority of its
previous position.”
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everything else into agreement with and support for them.
Should they be outweighed by more powerful countervailing
considerations, it either fails to notice these, or scorns them,
or makes fine distinctions in order to neutralize or reject
them . . . thereby leaving untouched the authority of its
previous position.”
―
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
― Man's Search for Meaning
― Man's Search for Meaning
“If you tell the truth and nothing else, you will have an immense adventure.”
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