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“Men are naturally lazy, and require some great stimulus to goad their flagging ambitions and enable them to overcome the inertia which comes from ease and the consciousness of inherited wealth. Whatever lessens in a young man the feeling that he must make his way in the world cripples his chance of success. Poverty has ever been the priceless spur that has goaded man up to his own loaf.”

Source: Rising in the World, Or Architects of Fate

“Wise men mingle mirth with their cares, as a help either to forget or overcome them; but to resort to intoxication for the ease of one's mind is to cure melancholy by madness.”

Men Mind Helping Care Forget Wise Overcoming Madness Cures Ease Melancholy Resorts Mirth Intoxication Intemperance

Author:Pierre Charron

“How soon are we broken on the soft pillow of ease! Adam in paradise was overcome, when Job on the dunghill was a conqueror.”

Jobs Christianity Broken Overcoming Ease Paradise Adam Pillow Conqueror

Book:Extracts from the Writings of Thomas Watson

Source: Extracts from the Writings of Thomas Watson

“If a monk can overcome two things, he can become free from the world. Bodily ease and vain-glory.”

Ifs World Two Glory Overcoming Vain Ease Two Things Monk

Author:Poemen

“A healthy state can exist only when the men and women who make it up lead clean, vigorous, healthy lives; when the children are so trained that they shall endeavor, not to shirk difficulties, but to overcome them; not to seek ease, but to know how to wrest triumph from toil and risk.”

Knows Men Children States Know How Risk He Man Healthy Men And Women Overcoming Difficulty Clean Triumph Ease Endeavor Toil Vigorous Healthy Life Shirk

Book:The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses

Source: The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses

“If you live on the level of the Body and the Individual, you will get entangled in food, fun and frolic, ease, envy and pride. Forget it, ignore it, overcome it - You will have peace, joy and calm. In the Divine Path, there is no chance of failure; it is the Path of Love.”

Ifs Body Joy Individual Fun Chance Forget Levels Path Divine Pride Overcoming Calm Envy Ease Forget It Path Of Love

Author:Sathya Sai Baba

“Depending on their psychic make up, for some people, closing the eyes or being quiet produces anxiety and increases mental agitation. In such situations it is better to undertake the practice of yoga-whether physical yoga or meditation-with other people with whom one is comfortable and at ease. Gradually, as we see more and more clearly their roots, the fears and the imaginings will diminish. Mental distractions are harder to overcome when practicing alone. (109)”

Source: The Wisdom of Patañjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide

“Sarcasm helps me overcome the harshness of the reality we live, eases the pain of scars and makes people smile.”

People Helping Reality Pain Overcoming Ease Help Me Sarcasm Sarcastic Scar Harshness Make People Smile

Author:Mahmoud Darwish