"Equanimity is a perfect, unshakable balance of mind."

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Source : Nyanaponika Thera, Nanamoli Thera (1998). “The Four Sublime States & The Practice of Loving Kindness: Contemplations on Love, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy, and Equanimity & As Taught by the Buddha in the Pali Canon”, p.27, Buddhist Publication Society

Nyanaponika Thera

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“Terrible and sublime thought, that every moment is supreme for some man and woman, every hour the apotheosis of some passion!”

Source : William McFee (1916). “Casuals of the Sea: The Voyage of a Soul”
“People who are cocky and arrogant say, 'I know that' and move along. People who are confident and positive ask themselves,' How good am I at that?' and seek to improve”
“Similarly, knowledge of the future was incompatible with free will. What made it possible for me to exercise freedom of choice also made it impossible for me to know the future. Conversely, now that I know the future, I would never act contrary to that future, including telling others what I know: those who know the future don't talk about it. Those who've read the Book of Ages never admit to it.”

Source : Ted Chiang (2010). “Stories of Your Life and Others”, p.137, Knopf
“I used to have a pony but I outgrew it and I do dream that one day I will live in the country and have lots of horses and be like a proper English lady who goes hunting and everything.”
“I made work specifically for them not to like. If you made paintings of flowers and someone says they hate it, it's like, "What do you mean? It's a flower!" But if you make a painting of your name and somebody says they hate it, it's like, "Well, why would you like a painting of my name anyway?"”

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“Not all women like being beaten up. Only the normal ones.”
“Jealousy has always been my cross, the weakness and woundedness in me that has most often caused me to feel ugly and unlovable, like the Bad Seed.”
“Microcredit is about giving hope.”

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