Patrick Devlin
@patrickdevlin
Patrick Devlin
"Our actions may be impeded...but there can be no impeding our intentions or dispositions. Because we can accommodate and adapt. The mind adapts and converts to its own purposes the obstacle to our acting. And then he concluded with powerful words destined for a maxim. "The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the wa
... See more
Not Found
getmatter.com1. Serve the tea. Practice common acts of generosity and humility, like serving tea to visitors in your home. Small acts require conscious intention to begin with but can become a habit in short order.
2. Show your teeth. To the Dalai Lama, to “show your teeth” means to smile authentically—no half smiles, no Mona Lisa–style ambiguity. The true smil
... See moreHappiness and
Arthur Brooks Newsletter - Science of Happiness
But if you can make honesty and self-awareness your superpower, you will become happier, more empathetic, and more successful in all you do.
And as Shakespeare asserts in his comedy As You Like It, “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man / knows himself to be a fool.”
Mufti Menk said, "Sometimes, just listening and not saying anything is the best answer. Remember that your silence can't be misquoted"