“We don’t need to increase our goods nearly as much as we need to scale down our wants. Not wanting something is as good as possessing it.”
–Donald Horban
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Today’s Quote: Rhone
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“Being is what happens when you stop doing.”
–Patrick Rhone, from his book Keeping it Straight, page 11.
Today’s Quote: Rand
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“The government was set to protect man from criminals–and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government.”
–Ayn Rand
Today’s Quote: Chimero
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“This is what we want from everything we let into our lives: a good fit, so we can achieve full mastery of our tools, so we can milk all the potential out of everything that we have. If we can do that, we can truly appreciate our things.”
Hmmm…
“Appropriatism” sounds like just the thing. How much stuff I’ve got that I really don’t actively appreciate is kinda embarrassing. The more things we accumulate (be they physical, digital or mental) the less likely it is that our brains and psyches will be able to comprehend and integrate them into our lives. Interesting thoughts…
Today’s Quote: Hung Ying-Ming
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“Even if you have performed world-shaking meritorious deeds,
If pride is involved then the value is lost.”
— Chinese Sage Hung Ying-Ming from The Unencumbered Spirit, Book 1, verse 18.
Today’s Quote: Rand
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“…the rationally selfish man – a man of self-esteem…is the only man capable of holding firm, consistent, uncompromising, unbetrayed values. The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.”
— Ayn Rand
Today’s Quote: Cheng Yen
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“Happiness does not come from having much, but from being attached to little.”
— Cheng Yen
journey, not destination 