“So an ancient once said, "Accept the anxieties and difficulties of this life". Don't expect your practice to be clear of obstacles. Without hindrances the mind that seeks enlightenment may be burnt out. So an ancient once said, "Attain deliverance in disturbances".” MindMaySaidAcceptingPracticeClearAnxietyEnlightenmentDifficultyAncientObstaclesThis LifeDeliveranceDisturbanceHindranceBurnt Out Author:Kyongho
“The positive thinker is a hard-headed, tough-minded, and factual realist. He sees all the difficulties clearly... which is more than can be said for the average negative thinker. But he sees more than difficulties - he tries to see the solutions of those difficulties.” TryingSaidHardMotivationalSolutionsToughNegativeDifficultyAverageThinkerRealistFactualPositive Thinker Book:Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration For Each Day of the Year Source: Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration For Each Day of the Year
“A judge said that all his experience, both as counsel and judge, had been spent sorting out the difficulties of people who, upon the recommendation of people they did not know, signed documents which they did not read, to buy goods they did not need, with money they had not got.” PeopleKnowsNeedsSaidJudgingDifficultyGoodsDocumentsRecommendationsSortingSorting Out Author:Gilbert Harding
“Much has seen said of the wisdom of old age. Old age is wise, I grant, for itself, but not wise for the community. It is wise in declining new enterprises, for it has not the power nor the time to execute them; wise in shrinking from difficulty, for it has not the strength to overcome it; wise in avoiding danger, for it lacks the faculty of ready and swift action, by which dangers are parried and converted into advantages. But this is not wisdom for mankind at large, by whom new enterprises must be undertaken, dangers met, and difficulties surmounted.” SaidAgeActionCommunityWiseMankindDangerReadyMetsAdvantageOvercomingDifficultyOld AgeEnterpriseFacultyGrantsAvoidingShrinking Author:William C. Bryant
“Last year I had difficulty with my income tax. I tried to take my analyst off as a business deduction. The Government said it was entertainment. We compromised finally and made it a religious contribution.” YearsMadeSaidGovernmentLastsReligiousTaxesDifficultyEntertainmentIncomeMade ItContributionLast YearIncome TaxAnalystsDeductions Author:Woody Allen
“Charitable endeavour exalts the prestige and the status of the giver. This may sound unduly cynical but as with all philantrophic activity, it is not easy to unravel the mutually reinforcing motives of selflessness and self-interest. All that can safely be said is that most members of the royal family have difficulty distinguishing between concern about society, concern about the social order and concern about what best to do so they can remain at the top of it.” MaySaidSelfOrderSocialEasySoundInterestActivityMembersConcernDifficultyMotiveCynicalSelflessnessRoyalSelf InterestGiverEndeavourPrestigeCharitableSocial OrderBritish HistoryRoyal Family Author:David Cannadine