I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process.
Benjamin HarrisonRead
I knew that my staying up would not change the election result if I were defeated, while if elected I had a hard day ahead of me. So I thought a night's rest was best in any event.
Interpretation
Sometimes it's better to rest and conserve energy for challenges ahead rather than worrying about things you cannot change.
In this quote, Benjamin Harrison reflects on the futility of losing sleep over an outcome he cannot influence. He rationalizes that whether he wins or loses the election, a good night's rest would prepare him for the challenges that lie ahead, emphasizing the importance of self-care and strategic thinking in the face of adversity.
In practice
Sharing this quote during a discussion on the importance of mental health before a big event.
I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process.
Great lives never go out; they go on.
There never has been a time in our history when work was so abundant or when wages were as high, whether measured by the currency in which they are paid or by their power to supply the necessaries and comforts of life.
It is that the individual has within him or herself vast resources for self-understanding, for altering the self-concept basic attitudes, and his or her self-directed behavior - and that these resources can be tapped if only a definable climate of facilitative psychological attitudes can be provided
Indeed, follow your star if you want to head north and it's the North Star. But if you want to head north and it's Mars, you had better follow somebody else's star.
To confront a person with their own shadow is to show them their own light.
One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.
When you are on a great horse, you have the best seat you will ever have.
Writing is how I find out what I believe and what I care most deeply about. It's how I sort through the mess of daily experience and try to make sense of it - by stepping out of it for a while. Writing is how I train a searchlight into the darker corners of my self and the world, as I'm sure I'd never do otherwise.
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