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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

by Immanuel Kant

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Oct 18, 2016 04:03PM

“As a rule, we must not be the slaves of passion; rather, we must be the possessors of great passions. Through passion commences power, but passions should not direct our paths; rather, passions should be our bridled horses, with us commanding whence and to they be directed. Our passions must not take their own courses; but they must be directed by us into which course they ought to take. Modern day people blindly follow the notion that to be slaves to their passions is to be free! But for one to be the Master of one's passions is to be not only free— but powerful.”
― C. JoyBell C.

tags: ancient-wisdom, bridled-horses, do-not-be-a-slave-to-thyself, master-thyself, mastering-oneself, passions, self-mastery, wisdom-quotes

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“Becoming is better than being”
― Carol Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

tags: 1960s

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“To remain innocent may also be to remain ignorant.”
― John Berger, Ways of Seeing

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“I’ve had so many knives stuck into me, when they hand me a flower I can’t quite make out what it is. It takes time.”
― Charles Bukowski

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“If you have to cry, he said, and sometimes you can’t help it, if you have to cry, cry afterwards, never during! Remember this. Unless you’re with those who love you, only those who love you, and in that case you’re already lucky, for there are never many who love you — if you’re with them, you can cry during. Otherwise you cry afterwards”
― John Berger, Here Is Where We Meet: A Story of Crossing Paths

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