The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
Luc De ClapiersRead
Our failings sometimes bind us to one another as closely as could virtue itself.
Interpretation
Our shortcomings can create strong connections between people, sometimes even stronger than shared virtues.
This quote suggests that the flaws and failings we share can create bonds between individuals that are as deep and significant as those created by shared strengths or virtues. It highlights the idea that vulnerability and imperfection can foster intimacy and solidarity, reminding us that in our struggles, we can find common ground and support one another.
In practice
During a team-building workshop, when discussing how challenges can unite people.
The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself. It is said that some people are born great, others achieve it, some have it thrust upon them. In truth, the ways in which your character is built have to do with all three of those. Those around you, those you choose, and those who choose you.
The thing that's between us is fascination, and the fascination resides in our being alike. Whether you're a man or a woman, the fascination resides in finding out that we're alike.
Gossip can also kill, because it kills the reputation of the person! It is so terrible to gossip! At first it may seem like a nice thing, even amusing, like enjoying a candy. But in the end, it fills the heart with bitterness, and even poisons us.
We must celebrate difference until difference doesn't make a difference in the way we treat each other.
..... it would be interesting to find out what goes on in that moment when someone looks at you and draws all sorts of conclusions.
You cannot let your parents anywhere near your real humiliations.
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