Inspirational Bites for Daily Living
Short stories, thoughts, wisdom, quotes and inspiration for day to day life.
by simon and · updated 3h ago
Inspirational Bites for Daily Living
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Emerson:
... See more"A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the luster of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts: they come back to us with a certain alienated majest
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The good life is one inspired by love
and guided by knowledge.
(Bertrand Russell)
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- the real competitive advantage in life is internal approval. you cannot compete with someone who is secure with who they are, what they want, and what they bring
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What is a good man but a bad man's teacher?
What is a bad man but a good man's job?
If you don't understand this, you will go astray,
no matter how intelligent you are.
That is the great secret.
(Lao Tzu)
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“Emotions are not reactions to the world; they are your constructions of the world.”
from How Emotions Are Made by Maria Popova
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“Looking at life from a different perspective makes you realize that it’s not the deer that is crossing the road, rather it’s the road that is crossing the forest.”
-Muhammad Ali
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- The true purpose [of Zen] is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes... Zen practice is to open up our small mind.
from Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryu Suzuki
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It's not what happens to us, but our reaction to it that hurts us.
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