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are what we repeatedly do,” Aristotle said, “therefore, excellence is not an act but a habit.” The Stoics add to that that we are a product of our thoughts (“Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind,” Marcus Aurelius put it). Think about your activities of the last week as well as what you have planned for to
... See moreStephen Hanselman • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
He came to see life as a state of becoming, not being.
Abby Smith Rumsey • When We Are No More: How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future
Robert McKee talks about character revelation in his book: “Beneath the surface of characterization,” he says, “regardless of appearances, who is this person? At the heart of his humanity, what will we find? Is he loving or cruel? Generous or selfish? Strong or weak? Truthful or a liar? Courageous or cowardly? The only way to know the truth is to w
... See moreDonald Miller • A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
– Socrates
Say one thing for Logen Ninefingers, say he’s a cunt. Simple as that.
Joe Abercrombie • Last Argument of Kings (The First Law Trilogy Book 3)
there are some we should count not even as animate creatures but as corpses. A person is alive when he is of use to many; he is alive when he is of use to himself. Slackers who hide out at home might as well be in the tomb. Go ahead and write it in marble above their door: