“The knowledge that I’ve got enough.”
― Stillness is the Key
― Stillness is the Key
“A person enslaved to their urges is not free—whether they are a plumber or the president.”
― Stillness is the Key
― Stillness is the Key
“The truly philosophical view is that not only is originality necessary, but everyone is necessary. Even the people you don’t like. Even the ones who really piss you off. Even the people wasting their lives, cheating, or breaking the rules are part of the larger equation. We can appreciate—or at least sympathize with—them, rather than try to fight or change them.”
― Stillness is the Key
― Stillness is the Key
“It’s dangerous business, though, creating a monster to protect your wounded inner child.”
― Stillness is the Key
― Stillness is the Key
“The verse in The Daodejing: The greatest misfortune is to not know contentment. The word calamity is the desire to acquire. And so those who know the contentment of contentment are always content.”
― Stillness is the Key
― Stillness is the Key
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