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“…Recall to your mind all that you have passed through and all that you have been able to endure; and that the story of your life will soon come to an end, and your duty will be accomplished. Recall, too, all the beautiful things you have seen and how many pleasures and pains you have seen through, how many honors you have turned away from, and how much unkindness you have repaid with kindness.”

“Remember that the ruling part of the self becomes unconquerable when it collects itself and is contented with itself, doing nothing it does not will, even if the stand it takes is unreasonable. How much more, then, when it judges with reason and considers all sides of a matter? Thus the mind which is free from disturbance is a citadel of refuge, for humans have nothing stronger in which they can find refuge and remain uncaptured. Whoever has not seen this is ignorant; whoever has seen this and does not seek refuge is doomed.”

Quotes and Excerpts

Kant cleared the [empiricist/rationalist philosophical] dispute and said that reason without experience is an illusion, while experience alone without reason is subjective. ‘Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind,’ he used to say.

"“See, you want to have total control over everything that surrounds you and in the process you miss the fun of life. I mean, in your quest for achieving perfection and excellence what you do is to cause more harm than good.”

For Sophie I had a tree house built similar to the one I had in Leavenworth. She loved it, and she spent inordinate amounts of time in her tree house. As she was studying at home, I decided to recruit five other children her age to attend classes with her and to play. I sent Jenny to recruit five kids, three boys and two girls about Sophie’s age. The only condition was that the kids were from different races, so Little Sophie could become familiar with the racial makeup of America. I wanted to make sure Sophie would never have to deal with all the silliness associated with racism. I had told her since she was very little, “Sophie all humans are exactly equal in the eyes of God. Some may be taller or smaller than others, and some may have fair or dark skin, but that is all there is to it regarding racism. We are all equal.” I made sure she understood that very well.