“When a man has a gift in speaking the truth, brute aggression is no longer his security blanket for approval. He, on the contrary, spends most of his energy trying to tone it down because his very nature is already offensive enough.”
― Killosophy
― Killosophy
“A need for approval lies behind all efforts of evangelism. If someone else can be convinced, that will show us that we are on the right path. The attempt to convince someone of anything is a mark of insecurity. (173)”
― The Wisdom of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide
― The Wisdom of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide
“Just because I liked something at one point in time doesn’t mean I’ll always like it, or that I have to go on liking it at all points in time as an unthinking act of loyalty to who I am as a person, based solely on who I was as a person. To be loyal to myself is to allow myself to grow and change, and challenge who I am and what I think. The only thing I am for sure is unsure, and this means I’m growing, and not stagnant or shrinking.”
― At even one penny, this book would be overpriced. In fact, free is too expensive, because you'd still waste time by reading it.
― At even one penny, this book would be overpriced. In fact, free is too expensive, because you'd still waste time by reading it.
“It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“Desire grows by what it feeds on.”
― Chronicles of Avonlea
― Chronicles of Avonlea
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