by what we love

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We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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In a room alone

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All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.

Blaise Pascal

Pleasure & Sorrow

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I walked a mile with Pleasure;
She chatted all the way;
But left me none the wiser
For all she had to say.

I walked a mile with Sorrow,
And ne’er a word said she;
But, oh! The things I learned from her,
When Sorrow walked with me.

Robert Browning Hamilton

Our Lives

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If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble and trusted, this is recognized by others. If our lives demonstrate something else, that will be noticed too.

Rosa Parks, civil rights activist

Success

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I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.

Bill Cosby

Process

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When you focus on the outcome rather than the process, you can easily miss the target by ignoring all the little clues along the way that point you in the right direction. … The biggest distraction of all is focusing too intently on the goal.

Gary Fong, the accidental millionaire: how to succeed in life without really trying

Look

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Everywhere is perfect if only we have eyes to see it.
("Look beneath your feet," says the sign at the entrance to many a Zen temple.)

Pico Iyer

Sanctuary

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To find love I must enter into the sanctuary where it is hidden, which is the mystery of God.


Thomas Merton