He understood well enough how a man with a choice between pride and responsibility will almost always choose pride if responsibility robs him of his manhood.

Every act of love is a work of peace no matter how small. read more

• Thought Every Act Love Work Peace Matter How Small

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. read more

• Thought Garden Library Everything Need

Contemplation is the highest expression of man"s intellectual and spiritual life. It is that life itself, fully awake, fully active, fully aware that it is alive. It is a spiritual wonder. It is spontaneous awe at the sacredness of life, of being. It is gratitude for life, for awareness and for being read more

• Thought Contemplation Highest Expression Man Intellectual Spiritual Life Itself Fully Awake Active Aware Alive Wonder Spontaneous Awe Sacredness Gratitude for Awareness

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action. read more

• Thought Nothing More Frightful Ignorance Action

We get to CHOOSE the meaning for our lives. Our lives mean exactly what we say they do - no more, no less. Each of us chooses their path in life. read more

• Thought Get Choose Meaning for Our Lives Mean Exactly What Say They Do More Us Chooses Their Path Life

You can"t be careful on a skateboard. read more

• Thought Careful Skateboard

You can, you should, and if you"re brave enough to start, you will. read more

• Thought Brave Enough Start

What really scares me is Alzheimer"s or premature senility, losing that ability to read and enjoy and to write. And you do it, and some days maybe aren"t so good, and then some days, you really catch a wave, and it"s as good as it ever was. read more

• Thought What Really Scares Alzheimer Premature Senility Losing Ability Read Enjoy Write Do Some Days Aren Good Catch Wave

If you don"t have the time to read, you don"t have the time or the tools to write. read more

• Thought Time Read Tools Write

Good books don't give up all their secrets at once. read more

• Thought Good Books Give Up Their Secrets Once

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