Notes
From A Room of One's Own
At any rate, when a subject is highly controversial--and any question about sex is that-- one cannot hope to tell the truth. One can only show how one came to hold whatever opinion one does hold. One can only give one’s audience the chance of drawing their own conclusions as they observe the limitations, the prejudices, the idiosyncrasies of the speaker. Fiction here is likely to contain more truth than fact.
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Lies will flow from my lips, but there may perhaps be some truth mixed up with them; it is for you to seek out this truth and to decide whether any part of it is worth keeping. If not, you will of course throw the whole of it into the waste-paper basket and forget all about it.
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Lies will flow from my lips, but there may perhaps be some truth mixed up with them; it is for you to seek out this truth and to decide whether any part of it is worth keeping. If not, you will of course throw the whole of it into the waste-paper basket and forget all about it.
From The Bhagavad Gita
On this Path effort never goes to waste, and there is no failure. Even a little effort toward spiritual awareness will yield protection from the Greatest Fear.
From Psalms
Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord, all the Earth.
Serve the Lord with Gladness; come before his presence with Singing.
Serve the Lord with Gladness; come before his presence with Singing.
From Proverbs
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
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Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
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The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.
A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
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One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;
Another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
A man's riches may ransom his life, but a poor man hears no threat.
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
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Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
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The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.
A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
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One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;
Another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
A man's riches may ransom his life, but a poor man hears no threat.
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
From The Sermon on the Mount
For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
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No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
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No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
From The Tao Te Ching
Color's five hues from th' eyes their sight will take;
Music's five notes the ears as deaf can make;
the flavors five deprive the mouth of taste;
The chariot course, and the wild hunting waste
Make mad the mind; and objects rare and strange,
Sought for, men's conduct to evil change.
Therefore the sage seeks to satisfy (the craving of) the belly, and not the (insatiable longing of the) eyes. He puts from him the latter, and prefers to seek the former.
Music's five notes the ears as deaf can make;
the flavors five deprive the mouth of taste;
The chariot course, and the wild hunting waste
Make mad the mind; and objects rare and strange,
Sought for, men's conduct to evil change.
Therefore the sage seeks to satisfy (the craving of) the belly, and not the (insatiable longing of the) eyes. He puts from him the latter, and prefers to seek the former.
Themes Across Many Religions
Practice humility.
Take a deep breath.
Consider your life in the context of eternity.
Take a deep breath.
Consider your life in the context of eternity.
Advice for Learning and Problem-Solving
Look for what is right not what is wrong. You’ll find what you’re looking for either way.
Read books. It’s fun, and they will enrich your life and broaden your imagination. You’ll make friends.
Habits are sticky and don’t always migrate well between contexts. Be careful and thoughtful with your routines.
Solve easier problems in order to solve harder problems. There’s nothing wrong with copying off your neighbor. Just choose wisely.
Focus on what matters. Resist giving energy to your troubles. Leave those mosquito bites alone.
Read books. It’s fun, and they will enrich your life and broaden your imagination. You’ll make friends.
Habits are sticky and don’t always migrate well between contexts. Be careful and thoughtful with your routines.
Solve easier problems in order to solve harder problems. There’s nothing wrong with copying off your neighbor. Just choose wisely.
Focus on what matters. Resist giving energy to your troubles. Leave those mosquito bites alone.