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“There is something that can only be found in one place. It is a great treasure, which may be called the fulfilment of existence. The place where this treasure can be found is the place on which one stands.”
― The Way of Man: According to the Teachings of Hasidism
― The Way of Man: According to the Teachings of Hasidism
“The Bible is familiar, life is strange. We bring the two together, to shed light on life.”
― The Beginning of Desire: Reflections on Genesis
― The Beginning of Desire: Reflections on Genesis
“We invent for ourselves the major part of experience,” Nietzsche says in Beyond Good and Evil.”
― The Beginning of Desire: Reflections on Genesis
― The Beginning of Desire: Reflections on Genesis
“By weaving together productivity, mindfulness, and intentionality into a framework that is flexible, forgiving, and, most importantly, practical.”
― The Bullet Journal Method: Track Your Past, Order Your Present, Plan Your Future
― The Bullet Journal Method: Track Your Past, Order Your Present, Plan Your Future
“founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early third century BC. Its name is derived from the Greek stoa, meaning porch, because that’s where Zeno first taught his students. The philosophy asserts that virtue (meaning, chiefly, the four cardinal virtues of self-control, courage, justice, and wisdom) is happiness, and it is our perceptions of things—rather than the things themselves—that cause most of our trouble.”
― The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
― The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
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