He’d seen it in others, the consequences of failing to choose companions wisely. One slightly immoral person was a problem. Two together was a catastrophe. All it took was a fateful meeting.
“There are many humorous things in the world; among them, the white man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages.”
― Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
― Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.”
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“Men travel faster now, but I do not know if they go to better things.”
― Death Comes for the Archbishop
― Death Comes for the Archbishop
“Instructions for living a life.
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.”
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Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.”
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