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Sunday, 3 August
Two thoughts from Christopher Isherwood
"By helping yourself, you are helping humankind. By helping humankind, you are helping yourself. That's the law of all spiritual progress."
"Only those who are capable of silliness can be called truly intelligent."
Monday, 4 August
Two thoughts from Yukio Mishima
"There's a huge seal called 'impossibility' pasted all over this world. And don't ever forget that we're the only ones who can tear it off once and for all."
“Man always finds the omens he wants.”
Tuesday, 5 August
Two thoughts from Vance Packard
"Leadership appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something you are convinced should be done."
“The difference between a top-flight creative man and the hack is his ability to express powerful meanings indirectly.”
Wednesday, 6 August
Two thoughts from Mircea Eliade
"The way towards 'wisdom' or towards 'freedom' is the way towards your inner being. This is the simplest definition of metaphysics."
"I don't want to be mediocre, this is the fear of my soul and my body."
Thursday, 7 August
Two thoughts from Studs Terkel
“If there is knowledge, it lies in the fusion of the book and the street.”
"People are hungry for stories. It's part of our very being. Storytelling is a form of history, of immortality too. It goes from one generation to another."
Friday, 8 August
Two thoughts from Wallace Stegner
“Talent can’t be taught, but it can be awakened.”
“We write to make sense of it all.”
Saturday, 9 August
Two thoughts from Arnold Bennett
“You are not in charge of the universe; you are in charge of yourself.”
“It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is from the top.”
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Dear Jim,
Great quotes today! Some of my faves:
Christopher Isherwood:
"By helping yourself, you are helping humankind. By helping humankind, you are helping yourself. That's the law of all spiritual progress."
"Only those who are capable of silliness can be called truly intelligent."
Yukio Mishima:
“Man always finds the omens he wants.”
Mircea Eliade:
"The way towards 'wisdom' or towards 'freedom' is the way towards your inner being. This is the simplest definition of metaphysics."
Studs Terkel:
“If there is knowledge, it lies in the fusion of the book and the street.”
Wallace Stegner:
“Talent can’t be taught, but it can be awakened.”
“We write to make sense of it all.”
Arnold Bennett:
“You are not in charge of the universe; you are in charge of yourself.”
“It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is from the top.”
Thank you for sharing as always!
Love
Myq