"life is a tragic mystery. We are pierced and driven by laws we only half understand, we find that the lesson we learn again and again is that of accepting heroic helplessness."

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Source : Florida Scott-Maxwell (2013). “Measure of My Days”, p.17, Knopf

Florida Scott-Maxwell

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“When I was in high school I thought I was going to university into psychology.”
“Our whole life is solving puzzles.”
“I admire people that help other people without asking anything in return, which is something that's really rare these days and hard to find.”

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“Remember how the Lord rebukes Martha when He says: 'You are anxious and troubled about many things: one thing alone is needful' (Lk. 10:41-42) ? to hear the divine word; after that, one should be content with anything that comes to hand.”
“Americans often have trouble enjoying the present moment.”
“When I was coaching I always considered myself a teacher. Teachers tend to follow the laws of learning better than coaches who do not have any teaching background. A coach is nothing more than a teacher. I used to encourage anyone who wanted to coach to get a degree in teaching so they could apply those principles to athletics.”
“When you forgive, you love. And when you love, Godâ€™s light shines upon you.”

Source : "Fictional character: Ron Franz". "Into the Wild", www.imdb.com. 2007.
“Having to know the answers puts in terrible positions from which to learn.”

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