"The only situation which might justify panic is one in which panic is likely to help. Such a situation never arises. Though pretended panic may sometimes cause a useful diversion, real panic can never be anything other than a waste of energy."

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Source : Simon Brett (2011). “Mrs. Pargeter's Package”, p.136, Severn House Publishers Ltd

Simon Brett

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“Some men turn every quality or art into a means of making money; this they conceive to be the end, and to the promotion of the end all things must contribute.”
“I like to make them wait, then I make them beg. And when I take off my clothes, then I form a third leg.”
“Man is mortal. Everyone has to die some day or the other. But one must resolve to lay down one's life in enriching the noble ideals of self-respect and in bettering one's human life. We are not slaves. Nothing is more disgraceful for a brave man than to live life devoid of self-respect.”
“The man without a purpose is a man who drifts at the mercy of random feelings or unidentified urges and is capable of any evil, because he is totally out of control of his own life. In order to be in control of your life, you have to have a purpose-a productive purpose.”
“It is preferable not to travel with a dead man.”

Source : Henri Michaux (1968). “Selected Writings: The Space Within”, p.101, New Directions Publishing
“Where we find echoes, we generally find emptiness and hollowness; it is the contrary with the echoes of the heart.”

Source : John Frederick Boyes (1859). “Life and Books: Or, Records of Thought and Reading”, p.7
“If I could turn down the noise of my own will and choiceI could hear the truth of my life in a clear voice. I will bow down my head to the wisdom of my heart...”

Source : Song: When One Door Closes
“Spiritual Partnership ... The new female and the new male are partners on a journey of spiritual growth. They want to make the journey. Their love and trust keep them together. Their intuition guides them. They consult with each other. They are friends. They laugh a lot. They are equals. That is what a spiritual partnership is: a partnership between equals for the purpose of spiritual growth.”

Source : Gary Zukav, Linda Francis (2012). “Soul Stories”, p.145, Simon and Schuster

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