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Gratefulness arises naturally from this fertile balance of honoring both our sorrow and our joy. We name our sorrows so that we can bring care and attention to our wounds, so that we may heal. And at the same time we give thanks for the innumerable gifts and blessings bestowed upon us daily, lest we forget how rich we are.
Attention | Balance | Blessings | Care | Joy | Sorrow | Time |
The sum of total worldly possessions is nothing but sorrow and evil.
Evil | Nothing | Possessions | Sorrow |
Seneca the Younger, aka Seneca or Lucius Annaeus Seneca NULL
If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
Seneca the Younger, aka Seneca or Lucius Annaeus Seneca NULL
There is no favorable wind without direction.
Seneca the Younger, aka Seneca or Lucius Annaeus Seneca NULL
When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
When in a room only lit by a candle and the wind blows, you can either enjoy the breeze or loath the darkness.
Darkness |
To me the worst thing seems to be a school principally to work with methods of fear, force and artificial authority. Such treatment destroys the sound sentiments, the sincerity and the self-confidence of pupils and produces a subservient subject.
Authority | Confidence | Fear | Force | Self | Self-confidence | Sincerity | Sound | Work |