"No good has ever come from feeling guilty, neither intelligence, policy, nor compassion. The guilty do not pay attention to the object but only to themselves, and not even to their own interests, which might make sense, but to their anxieties."

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Source : Paul Goodman (1977). “Nature Heals”

Paul Goodman

#Compassion Quotes #Anxiety Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“A sweet new blossom of humanity, fresh fallen from God's own home, to flower on earth”

Source : Gerald Massey (1857). “The Poetical Works of Gerald Massey: Complete in One Volume”, p.20
“Surround yourself with people who are really good and really passionate about what they do regardless of what it is...positivity and passion make a powerful combination.”
“For ballroom dancing, remember that your partners have their own distinctive styles also. Cultivate flexibility. Be able to adapt your style to that of your partner. In doing so, you are not surrendering your individuality, but blending it with that of your partner.”
“I taught myself to read music at a very young age, so when I started to take lessons in school, the teachers used to give me other instruments to keep me busy, because I was more advanced than the other kids.”
“Do you want to feel insecure? Count the number of Christmas cards you sent out, and then count those you received.”
“The separation of a childless couple is dramatic, but the separation of a couple with children is always tragic.”
“If there really is a God who created the entire universe with all of its glories, and He decides to deliver a message to humanity, He will not use, as His messenger, a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle.”

Source : Dave Barry (1998). “Dave Barry Turns 50”, Crown
“Leisure is one of the three greatest rewards of being a teacher. It is, unfortunately, the privilege which teachers most often misuse.”

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