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Above all to be accountable or answerable means nobody can do this for you. You have to go buy the book. You have to find the practitioner. You have to decide on your own directions and outcomes, and you have to make the plan. Simply
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“The essence of chastity is not the suppression of lust, but the total orientation of one's life towards a goal. Without such a goal, chastity is bound to become ridiculous. Chastity is the sine qua non of lucidity and concentration.”
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“If you can’t imagine you could be wrong, what’s the point of democracy? And if you can’t imagine how or why others think differently, then how could you tolerate democracy?” As”
― A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas
― A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas
“To be a poet is a condition rather than a profession.”
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“The habit of being uniformly considerate toward others will bring increased happiness to you.”
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“no matter what your ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.”
― Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
― Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
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