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“It felt as if Jay would always be the one who had made it to the sand and Hud would be the one thrown off the wave. But even before 10 years old, Hud was managing this, redirecting his interests. ‘Nice one!’ Hud said, giving Jay a thumbs-up. This was some thing Hud took pride in, his lack of ego, his ability to appreciate the success of others, even when he had failed. His mother called it ‘good character’.”

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Book:Malibu Rising
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“We all know people who are smart. But that doesn’t mean they are wise. Understanding and wisdom come from surviving the pitfalls of life, thriving in life, having wide and deep contact with other people. Out of your own moments of suffering, struggle, friendship, intimacy, and joy comes a compassionate awareness of how other people feel—their frailty, their confusion, and their courage. The wise are those who have lived full, varied lives, and reflected deeply on what they’ve been through.”

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Book:How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
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“Your actions will always be what the world sees, but people who choose to see through God's eyes will always have the compassion to understand why.”

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Author:Shannon L. Alder
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“Our spiritual traditions have carried virtues across time. They are tools for the art of living. They are pieces of intelligence about human behavior that neuroscience is now exploring with new words and images: what we practice, we become. What’s true of playing the piano or throwing a ball also holds for our capacity to move through the world mindlessly and destructively or generously and gracefully. I’ve come to think of virtues and rituals as spiritual technologies for being our best selves in flesh and blood, time and space. There are superstar virtues that come most readily to mind and can be the work of a day or a lifetime—love, compassion, forgiveness. And there are gentle shifts of mind and habit that make those possible, working patiently through the raw materials of our lives.”

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Book:Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living
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“Men have called me mad; but the question is not settled whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence -- whether much that is glorious -- whether all that is profound -- does not spring from disease of thought -- from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect. They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who only dream by night. In their gray visions they obtain glimpses of eternity, and thrill, in waking, to find that they have been upon the verge of the great secret. In snatches, they learn something of the wisdom which is of good, and more of the mere knowledge which is of evil. They penetrate, however rudderless or compassless, into the vast ocean of the ‘light ineffable’.”

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Book:Eleonora
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“Here the professor fell silent and looked again at the camera crew. They, too, were silent and stared at him in astonishment. In anguish, the professor threw his tiki torch to the ground, where it broke into several pieces and went out. “I have come too early, my time is not yet. They have not realized that intelligence is dead, and yet they have done it themselves.”

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Book:Lamentations on the Nothingness of Being
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“I AM come of a race noted for vigor of fancy and ardor of passion. Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence--whether much that is glorious--whether all that is profound--does not spring from disease of thought--from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect. They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. In their gray visions they obtain glimpses of eternity, and thrill, in waking, to find that they have been upon the verge of the great secret. In snatches, they learn something of the wisdom which is of good, and more of the mere knowledge which is of evil. They penetrate, however, rudderless or compassless into the vast ocean of the "light ineffable", and again, like the adventures of the Nubian geographer, "agressi sunt mare tenebrarum, quid in eo esset exploraturi". We will say then, that I am mad.”

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Book:Eleonora
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“I used to think that finding the right one was about the man having a list of certain qualities. If he has them, we'd be compatible and happy. Sort of a checkmark system that was a complete failure. But I found out that a healthy relationship isn't so much about sense of humor or intelligence or attractive. It's about avoiding partners with harmful traits and personality types. And then it's about being with a good person. A good person on his own, and a good person with you. Where the space between you feels uncomplicated and happy. A good relationship is where things just work. They work because, whatever the list of qualities, whatever the reason, you happen to be really, really good together.”

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Book:The Secret Life of Prince Charming
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“We often make the mistake of equating wealth with intelligence, knowledge, and wisdom. This is where our judgment is often clouded. We tend to overlook the inherent traits of a person and instead, focus on their material possessions. This leads us to misjudge people and things in life. We fail to acknowledge the true value of a person by simply recognizing their wealth. This is where we fall short. Instead, we should focus on the intrinsic qualities of a person, such as their intelligence, knowledge, and wisdom. These qualities are far more valuable than any amount of money.”

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Book:Science Behind A Perfect Life
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“Keyserling said that sport puts an exceptional valuation on the body. Look at how rich sports stars are, and look, by contrast, at how poor academics are. No one puts value on the mind, on intellect. It’s not held in esteem in our society. A society that worships moronic sports stars and loathes intelligent people is finished. The greatest and most powerful nation on earth is the one that assigns more value to intelligence than anything else. Sports stars don’t land men on the moon. Clever people do. Sports stars are just entertainers who are good at performing absurd, arbitrary games, with absurd, arbitrary rules, invented by bored humans, and usually involving a ball, a field and posts.”

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Book:The Deplorables: Trump's Army
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“Just is not by other men of intelligence that an intelligent an is afraid of being thought a fool, so it is not by the great gentleman but by boors and 'bounders' that a man of fashion is afraid of finding his social value underrated. Three-fourths of the mental ingenuity displayed, of the social falsehoods scattered broadcast ever since the world began by people whose importance they have served only to diminish, have been aimed at inferiors.”

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Author:Marcel Proust
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