CLEAR ALL
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’
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There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.
We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.
Love has within it a redemptive power. And there is a power there that eventually transforms individuals. Just keep being friendly to that person . . . they react in many ways in the beginning . . . sometimes they’ll hate you a little more at that transition period, but just keep loving them.
Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.
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Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness.
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Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say ‘My tooth is aching’ than to say ‘My heart is broken.’
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What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it.