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“Believing in religion is like believing that adulthood is the solution to childhood.”

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Adam Phillips is a British writer born in September 1954. His works cover a range of fields including psychology, philosophy, and literature, known for his unique perspective and profound insights. more

“Deplorable practices adopted during the last century were repeatedly declared necessary if regrettable in order to win the war. Oddly enough, we've yet to win. You'd think somebody would have asked before this why the regrettable but necessary measures haven't actually produced the promised results.”

Ifs Thinking War Enough Lasts Order Winning Results Practice Century Havens Adopted

Book:The Lost Fleet: Courageous

Source: The Lost Fleet: Courageous

“Be upright in thy whole life; be content in all its changes;so shalt thou make thy profit out of all occurrences; so shall everything that happeneth unto thee be the source of praise”

Whole Character Life Is Source Praise Profit Whole Life Thee

Author:Akhenaton

“Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou.”

Knows Men Firsts Character Action Principles Thee Rely Incapable Thyself Rely Upon

Author:Akhenaton

“In all thy undertakings, let a reasonable assurance animate thy endeavors if thou despairest of success, thou shalt not succeed.”

Ifs Succeed Reasonable Endeavor Assurance Undertakings

Author:Akhenaton

“Thinking, understanding, reasoning, willing, call not these Soul They are its actions, but they are not its essence.”

Thinking Soul Action Understanding Willing Essence Reasoning

Author:Akhenaton

“Contemplate thy powers, contemplate thy wants and thy connections; so shalt thou discover the duties of life, and be directed in all thy ways.”

Way Want Duty Connections Contemplating

Author:Akhenaton

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