Sunday Firesides: To Have It, You Must Be Able to Do Without It
As I said, to put our faith in tangible goals would seem to be, at best, unwise. So we do not strive to be firemen, we do not strive to be bankers, nor policemen, nor doctors. WE STRIVE TO BE OURSELVES.
But don’t misunderstand me. I don’t mean that we can’t BE firemen, bankers, or doctors— but that we must make the goal conform to the individual, ra
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When you have to give up the lesser values, don’t waste your time bemoaning the loss of what could have been obtained only by giving up something more valuable.