Live an active life among people who are doing worthwhile things, keep eyes and ears and mind and heart open to absorb truth, and then tell of the things you know, as if you know them. The world will listen, for the world loves nothing so much as real life.
Interpretation
Engage with others who are pursuing meaningful activities and share the truths you discover.
This quote emphasizes the importance of being actively involved in a community of individuals who are dedicated to worthwhile pursuits. By remaining open to new experiences and insights, and by expressing what you have learned, you contribute valuable knowledge to the world, which appreciates authenticity and genuine experiences.
In practice
This quote could be used in a motivational speech to encourage teamwork and community involvement.
When I asked him -Mr.Henry Ford- if he ever worried, he replied: "No. I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe that every-thing will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about?
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
I can look back at my own life and see where a few words of praise have sharply changed my entire future. Can't you say the same thing about your life?
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
Light troubles speak; the weighty are struck dumb.
Suppose you read about a pill that you could take once a day to reduce anxiety and increase your contentment. Would you take it? Suppose further that the pill has a great variety of side effects, all of them good: increased self-esteem, empathy, and trust; it even improves memory. Suppose, finally, that the pill is all natural and costs nothing. Now would you take it? The pill exists. It is meditation.
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
Surrender means wisely accommodating ourselves to what is beyond our control.
If this is not done, future ages will certainly look back upon us as a people so immersed in the pursuit of wealth as to be blind to higher considerations.
Always stop to think whether your fun may be the cause of another's unhappiness
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