People can live without need and without jealousy only when they lead a life of moderation.
~ Leo Tolstoy
Elsewhere, this is 4a1031. — slipbox
Moderation →
Broadside in a cloud of smoke →
Life sould not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow! What a ride!’
~ Hunter S. Thompson
Elsewhere, this is 4a1030. — slipbox
With great persistence →
There are no laws →
There are no laws. You have to be in the moment. You have to understand the circumstances you’re in. Learning to adapt to each new circumstance means seeing events through your own eyes, and often ignoring the advice that people constantly peddle your way. It means that ultimately you must throw out the laws that others preach, and the books they write to tell you what to do, and the sage advice of the elder.
~ Robert Greene
Elsewhere, this is 4a1028. — slipbox
Bravery →
You should be brave enough to use your own intellect, in life and in your education.
~ Immanuel Kant
Elsewhere, this is 4a1027. — slipbox
Harmony and understanding →
People are wise beings; they possess the ability to live according to the dictates of their intellect, and sooner or later, they will evolve from a state of violence to a state of complete harmony and understanding. And every act of violence makes this time more distant from today.
~ Leo Tolstoy
Elsewhere, this is 4a1026. — slipbox
Truth →
Look for the truth; it wants to be found.
~ Blaise Pascal
Elsewhere, this is 4a1025. — slipbox
Endless anxieties →
When circumstances scare us, our imagination tends to take over, filling our minds with endless anxieties. You need to gain control of your imagination. A Focused mind has no room for anxiety or for the effects of an overactive imagination.
~ Robert Greene
Elsewhere, this is 4a1024. — slipbox
Don’t cheat →
You only need that lesson once. That wasn’t the standard, and you know what the standard is. Hold the standard. Ask for help. Fix it. Do whatever’s necessary. But don’t cheat.
~ Chris Young
Elsewhere, this is 4a1023. — slipbox
The way →
The way to true knowledge does not go through soft grass covered with flowers. To find it, a person must climb steep mountains.
~ John Ruskin
Elsewhere, this is 4a1022. — slipbox