"It is possible that the contemplation of cruelty will not make us humane but cruel; that the reiteration of the badness of our spiritual condition will make us consent to it."

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Lionel Trilling

#Spiritual Quotes #Contemplation Quotes #Badness Quotes

“I think of myself as quite a confused kind of person, because I think there's so many great things about the world, but there are so many awful things too. I feel very guilty a lot of the time about enjoying my life so much when there are people living in such misery.”
“Things fall apart; the center cannot hold...”
“I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.”
“The subjective mind is entirely under the control of the objective mind. With the utmost fidelity it reproduces and works out to its final consequences whatever the objective mind impresses upon it.”

Source : Thomas Troward (2013). “The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science: Spirit and Matter, Subjective and Objective Mind, Power of Subconscious Mind (New Thought Edition - Secret Library)”, p.22, Lulu Press, Inc
“If Mark Zuckerberg doesn't understand something, it's not defeat. It's not even something he has to accept. It's merely a challenge he needs to engineer his way out of, and that includes human emotions and relationships.”
“If you know how to live in Vegas you can have the best time.”
“You really don't want to go to court and have the judge decide based on whether or not they're your friend, because you don't want to be thinking that the (judge's) friend is on the other side (of the court case).”
“Culturally intelligent leaders will not assume they know what will build trust with clients or staff. Instead, they'll discover what's most important for communicating and building trust.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz

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