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Self-respect is a question of recognizing that anything worth having has a price.


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The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.

The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.



The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.



To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.



We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.

We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.



I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.



Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.

Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.



We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.

We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.



The fear is for what is still to be lost.

The fear is for what is still to be lost.



Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.



Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.

Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.





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God doesn't promise us a perfect life. He promises us a perfect eternity.



Viewing the child solely as an immature person is a way of escaping comforting him.

Viewing the child solely as an immature person is a way of escaping comforting him.



The resistance and the degree of the resistance to the natural phenomenon of life causes tremendous suffering.

The resistance and the degree of the resistance to the natural phenomenon of life causes tremendous suffering.



Committing oneself to a technique causes stagnation.

Committing oneself to a technique causes stagnation.



We go forward with our heads held high, but look back and remember where we come from.

We go forward with our heads held high, but look back and remember where we come from.



Transcendent values like trust and integrity literally translate into revenue, profits and prosperity.

Transcendent values like trust and integrity literally translate into revenue, profits and prosperity.



We do not see the lens through which we look.

We do not see the lens through which we look.




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