Man is timid and apologetic; he is no longer upright; he dare not say 'I think,' 'I am,' but quotes some saint or sage.
by David McGhee
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Lizbeth
Patrick McCormack
zitziqui
"You are no hunter without a dog." Metaphorically of course.
by Bturnbaugh
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David McGhee
Josh Bowen
Happiness depends upon ourselves. Aristotle
by Jessica Meissner
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Natalie Nelsion
however, two varieties of imagination in the reader's case.
this is mine -Natalie Nelson
by Natalie Nelson
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If you don't learn about the past, you bound to repeat it.
by M.Alwan
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“Our lived lives might become a protracted mourning for, or an endless tantrum about, the lives we were unable to live. But the exemptions we suffer, whether forced or chosen, make us who we are.” -Adam Phillips
by Gaby Q
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"How glorious it is, but how painful it is also to be exceptional" De Musset
by jenny
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"Happiness only real when shared" Chris in ITW
by Sotero
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Josh Bowen
Nature cannot "see" most of what we are doing, or hope to do, and has done nothing to prepare us for many of the challenges we now face. (Optimizing our Design)
by Ross Behr
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Jarod Petrine
I would earnestly warn you against trying to find out the reason for and explanation of everything… . To try and find out the reason for everything is very dangerous and leads to nothing but disappointment and dissatisfaction, unsettling your mind and in the end making you miserable. —QUEEN VIC...more
by Bturnbaugh
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Lauren Long
"We will almost certainly transform ourselves, likely beyond recognition, in the generations to come." (Harris)
by Phelan Welch
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Ross BEHR
But man postpones or remembers; he does not live in the present, but with reverted eye laments the past, or, heedless of the riches that surround him, stands on tiptoe to foresee the future. He cannot be happy and strong until he too lives with nature in the present, above time.
by Josh Bowen
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Patrick McCormack again
“Man’s ultimate joy can only be found in communion with nature.” Jon Krakauer
by Autumn Reed
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The history of life on this planet has been one of merciless destruction and blind, lurching renewal. (Sam Harris)
by Isabel Garcia
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[One] cannot be happy and strong until [one] too lives with nature in the present, above time. (Emerson)
by Alicia
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We will almost certainly transform ourselves, likely beyond recognition, in the generations to come.
by Patrick McCormack
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These concerns cannot be waved aside with adages like, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." There are innumerable perspectives from which our current state of functioning can be aptly described as "broke." Lizbeth
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We must not confuse religion with god, or technology with science. Religion stands in relationship to god as technology does in relation to science. Both the conduct of religion and the pursuit of technology are capable of leading mankind into evil; but both can prompt great good. -Robert Winston
by Jarod Petrine
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Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
by Zitziqui
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“If we knew the value of suffering, we would ask for it.” -André Bessette
by Bturnbaugh
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Psychologist Carl Jung once wrote: "People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own souls."
by Bturnbaugh
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I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not to exi...more
by Bturnbaugh
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Man does not stand in awe of men, nor is the soul admonished to stay at home, to put itself in communication with the internal ocean, but it goes abroad to beg a cup of water of the urns of men. We must go alone. Isolation must precede true society.
by Jenna
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We are all killers or accomplices.(Happy People)
by Bturnbaugh
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If you ask me, industry and perseverance are top of the agenda. (Happy People)
