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The lower strata of the middle class—the small tradespeople, shopkeepers, retired tradesmen generally, the handicraftsmen, and farmers—all these sink gradually into the proletariat, partly because their diminutive capital does not suffice
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“Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened. When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing. Ajahn Chah”
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“In a society that profits from your self doubt, liking yourself is a rebellious act.”
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“When people are blocked creatively, they avoid fun. Why? Because fun leads straight to creativity. Fun leads to healthy anarchy, to festive rebellion, to sensing our own strength and power. Feeling our own power is often frightening.”
― Artists Way at Work: Riding the Dragon
― Artists Way at Work: Riding the Dragon
“Praise to the undeserving is severe satire.”
― Poor Richard's Almanack
― Poor Richard's Almanack
“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived, —THOMAS MERTON”
― Artists Way at Work: Riding the Dragon
― Artists Way at Work: Riding the Dragon
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