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“Where life is fully and consciously lived in our own neighborhood, we are cushioned a little from the impact of great far-off events which should be of only marginal concern to us.”

Should Littles Life Is Events Concern Impact Neighborhood

Book:The sub-prefect should have held his tongue and other essays

Source: The sub-prefect should have held his tongue and other essays

“Continue to make the demands of the day your immediate concern, and take occasion to test the purity of your hearts and the steadfastness of your spirits. When you then take a deep breath and rise above the cares of this world and in an hour of leisure, you will surely win the proper frame of mind to face devoutly what is above us, with reverence, seeing in all events the manifestation of a higher guidance.”

“Of all human events, perhaps, the publication of a first volume of verses is the most insignificant; but though a matter of no moment to the world, it is still of some concern to the author.”

World Firsts Humans Stills Matter Moments Poetry Literature Events Poet Concern Verses Volume Insignificant Publication

Book:Published Poems: The Writings of Herman Melville

Source: Published Poems: The Writings of Herman Melville

“Babies learn most of what they know from interactions with their parents, but not of the formal, instructional variety. Babies learn from spontaneous, everyday events--the mailman at the door with a package to open...all of which need adult interpretation. They are real events of interest and concern to babies and young children....By contrast, infant education is artificial and out of context.”

“Philosophical questions are not by their nature insoluble. They are, indeed, radically different from scientific questions, because they concern the implications and other interrelations of ideas, not the order of physical events; their answers are interpretations instead of factual reports, and their function is to increase not our knowledge of nature, but our understanding of what we know.”

Knows Ideas Different Science Order Understanding Answers Events Concern Function Increase Philosophical Reports Interpretation Implications Factual Philosophical Questions

Author:Susanne Katherina Langer

“Everywhere I go, I see very much the same thing. I see the same compassion for people who live half a world away. I see the same concern about events beyond these borders. And, increasingly, I see the same conviction that we can and we must join together to stop the scourge of AIDS and poverty.”

People World Together Half Compassion Poverty Events Concern Conviction Aids Borders Hiv Scourge Ending Poverty Hiv Aids

Author:Edward de Bono

“Even trivial events demonstrate strong devotion to the Universe and small concern for ego.”

Universe Strong Events Ego Concern Devotion

Author:Albert Einstein

“The first ideas of religion arose, not from contemplation of the works of nature, but from a concern with regard to the events of life.”

Firsts Ideas Events Concern Regard Contemplation

Book:The Natural History of Religion: Revision of Great Book

Source: The Natural History of Religion: Revision of Great Book

“Dreams are selfish, in the sense that they always concern issues and events that were weighing on your mind at the time you had the dream. Dreams will warn you about concerns in your career, in your family life, in your relationship with your spouse, and give insight into problems with your children.”

Giving Mind Children Problem Dream Careers Issues Events Concern Our Children Insight Selfish Our Family Your Children Our Relationship Spouse Family Life Weighing

Author:Charles McPhee