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‘I’m not talking about being as good as you. I hereby declare myself better than you.’”
“I don't mean to be like some old guy from the olden days who says, "I walked thirty miles to school every morning, so you kids should too." That's a statement born of envy and resentment. What I'm saying is something quite different. What I'm saying is that by having very little, I had it good. Children need a sense of pulling their own weight, of contributing to the family in some way, and some sense of the family's interdependence. They take pride in knowing that they're contributing. They learn responsibility and discipline through meaningful work. The values developed within a family that operates on those principles then extend to the society at large. By not being quite so indulged and "protected" from reality by overflowing abundance, children see the bonds that connect them to others.”
― The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
― The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
“A person doesn't have to change who he is to become better.”
― The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
― The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
“I am the me I choose to be.”
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Literary Fiction by People of Color
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