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by
Leo Tolstoy
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January 1 - January 22, 2021
It is a sin, not only to do bad things, but even to think about bad things. —ZOROASTER
As soon as you start blaming a person, stop yourself. Remember not to say something bad about someone, even if you know it to be true, and especially if you are not certain but are only repeating gossip.
Most people act, not according to their meditations, and not according to their feelings, but as if hypnotized, based on some senseless repetition of patterns.
Never be ashamed to admit what you do not know. —ARABIC PROVERB
There are two ways not to suffer from poverty. The first is to acquire more wealth. The second is to limit your requirements. The first is not always within our power, but the second is always in our power.
The more a person expresses his love, the more people love him; and the more people love him, the easier it is for him to love others. In this way, love is eternal.
Keep silent. Give rest to your tongue more often than to your hands. You will never regret that you have kept silently but you will often regret that you spoke too much.
Your chief task in life is the care of your soul You should care for your soul and work to improve it, and you can improve it only with love.
Everyone knows that our habits are improved and strengthened through their exercise. In order to be a good walker, you need to walk a lot; in order to be a strong runner, you need to run frequently; in order to be a perceptive reader, you ought to read as much as you can. The same is true of your soul: if you become angry, you must know that you not only perform evil, but you also create an evil habit, and you increase your potential for further evil. —EPICTETUS
If you want to do a good deed, do it now. The time will pass, and you will not have the chance again.
Virtue is a service which a person should do for himself. If there were no heaven and no God who ruled this world, even then virtue would be the necessary law of life. —INDIAN WISDOM
Only in the storm can you see the art of the real sailor; only on the battlefield can you see the bravery of a soldier. The courage of a simple person can be seen in how he copes with the difficult and dangerous situations in life. —DANIEL ACHINSKY
You should abstain from arguments. They are very illogical ways to convince people. Opinions are like nails: the stronger you hit them, the deeper inside they go. —DECIMUS JUNIUS JUVENALIS
The more urgently you want to speak, the more likely it is that you will say something foolish.
Thought is the glorification of truth; therefore, bad thoughts are those which have not been thought through to the end.
Establish your purpose when you are alone and without temptations. —JEREMY BENTHAM
If you have difficult times, if you suffer from the loss of loved ones or from fears about the future, remember that life exists only in the present and direct all your thoughts and memories to this present. All your anguish about the past and your worries about the future will disappear, and you will feel freedom and happiness.
The more humble a person is, the freer and stronger be is.
Emerson said that music helps people to find the greatness in their souls. The same can be said about any form of art.
One of the worst things possible is to follow the rule: “Be like everyone, follow the crowd.”
During the day you should behave in such a way that you can sleep at night in peace; and in your youth you should behave in such a way that you can live in your old age in peace. —INDIAN PROVERB
Childhood is the period in which underlying convictions are formed. Therefore, the most important part of education is the selection of the things of which a child should be convinced.
Old fortresses are destroyed, monuments to kings are demolished, old age ravages our bodies. Only the teachings of kindness are never ruined or affected by age.
