The Tables Turned; An Evening Scene, on the Same Subject by William Wordsworth Up! up! my Friend, and quit your books; Or surely you'll grow double: Up! up! my Friend, and clear your looks; Why all this toil and trouble? The sun, above the mountain's head, A freshening lustre mellow Through all the long green …

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It can be wearying to only learn through trial by fire, but to do so occasionally can be quite invigorating if not downright fun. It's all in the way you approach the challenge. If you have practiced keeping your cool in the little things - by resisting the temptation to react to petty matters, obvious …

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In each and every moment - every thought, every word and every deed - you declare yourself, that is, you add to the body of evidence which points to your central orientation. No matter how religious, kind-hearted, sweet-natured or altruistic you may feel you are, this evidence proves unequivocally whether you are fundamentally centered in …

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"He that respects himself is safe from others; he wears a coat of mail that none can pierce." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow There is no greater loss than the loss of self-respect. Without it you cannot respect others; you merely envy them or use their relative success as a reason for never reaching for yours. …

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