~ For many people,
an excuse is better than an achievement because
an achievement, no matter how great,
leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future
but an excuse can last for life."
~  ~ Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something. ~ ~ No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps book on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are. ~ ~ In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists. ~ ~ It is loneliness that makes the loudest noise. This is true of men as of dogs. ~ ~ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there ~ ~ The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves. We are prone to sacrifice others when we are ready to sacrifice ourselves.
~ ~ In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. ~ ~ For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future; but an excuse can last for life. ~ ~ Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. ~ ~ The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves.
The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor's shortcomings as he is of his own. ~ ~ Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership. ~ ~ Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something. ~ ~ A preoccupation with the future not only prevents us from seeing the present as it is but often prompts us to rearrange the past. ~ ~ You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you. ~ Most Popular Topics:
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