“My wife has a beastly habit of comparing poetry -- all literature in fact -- to the droppings of the goats among the rocks -- mere excreta that fertilises the ground it falls on.” FactsFallLiteratureWifeRocksHabitMereMy WifeCompareDroppingGoatsBeastly Book:The Selected Letters of D. H. Lawrence Source: The Selected Letters of D. H. Lawrence
“To behold, is not necessary to observe, and the power of comparing and combining is only to be obtained by education. It is much to be regretted that habits of exact observation are not cultivated in our schools; to this deficiency may be traced much of the fallacious reasoning, the false philosophy which prevails.” MayPhilosophySchoolHabitObservationCompareReasoningDeficiencyCombining Author:Wilhelm von Humboldt
“I might find that I have a habit of being jealous and comparing myself with other people and riveting my attention on how much somebody else is accomplishing or doing, or how much better they are at such and such. First, I might recognize the story - the mental images and internal dialogue - and say, "Okay, comparing mind." Then, rather than staying caught in the content, I'll bring my attention into my body and open to the immediate feelings that are there.” PeopleMindFirstsStoriesFeelingsBodyMightAttentionHabitOkayCaughtDialogueCompareInternalsStayingJealousBeing Jealous Author:Tara Brach