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“Kahlil Gibran: “For in truth, it is life that gives unto life—while you, who deem yourself a giver, are but a witness.” The witness is a compassionate observer, the part of you that is not in the world of form but rather is watching your form. Learning to cultivate it means that you get outside of yourself and watch what is happening in your life, all from the perspective of being the observer.”
― The Power of Awakening
― The Power of Awakening
“You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“Before you speak, listen.
Before you write, think.
Before you spend, earn.
Before you invest, investigate.
Before you criticize, wait.
Before you pray, forgive.
Before you quit, try.
Before you retire, save.
Before you die, give.”
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Before you write, think.
Before you spend, earn.
Before you invest, investigate.
Before you criticize, wait.
Before you pray, forgive.
Before you quit, try.
Before you retire, save.
Before you die, give.”
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“How do you cause people to believe in an imagined order such as Christianity, democracy or capitalism? First, you never admit that the order is imagined.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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