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Here are soldiers who are to do battle against fortune, and how are they equipped? What weapons are supplied to them? I am ashamed to say.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca • Letters on Ethics: To Lucilius (The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca)
As long as we are depending upon something less than that Rock—upon will power, upon so-called material security, upon the good will of others, or upon our own personal resources—we are building upon sand, and great will be our fall.
Emmet Fox • Around the Year With Emmet Fox
Nothing is built on stone; All is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.
- Jorge Luis Borges
Trungpa Rinpoche said that if enough people have confidence in basic goodness and our ability to pull ourselves up and be there for others, then when the challenges become great, instead of going down, society will grow stronger.
Pema Chödrön • Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World
Right-living is not a place we get to; it is a direction we are moving in.
Joe C. • Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life: Finally, a daily reflection book for nonbelievers, freethinkers and everyone!
better ambitions have to do with the development of character and ability, rather than status and power. Status you can lose. You carry character with you wherever you go, and it allows you to prevail against adversity.