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May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Showing posts with label grasping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grasping. Show all posts
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Do Not be Distracted by Fearsome-Looking Shadows
Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
- Aesop [Read The Dog and the Shadow - A Fable by Aesop]
It is not the man who has too little,
but the man who craves more, that is poor.
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect,
excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance.
- John Henry Newman
Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.
- Joseph Epstein
The envious person grows lean
with the fatness of their neighbor.
- Socrates
Further reading: This God Called Money
The Shadow of Worry
Attitude toward Gratitude
Discovery and Adventure, rather than Fear
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Do Not Grasp at the Shadow
Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
- Aesop [Read The Dog and the Shadow - A Fable by Aesop]
It is not the man who has too little,
but the man who craves more, that is poor.
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect,
excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance.
- John Henry Newman
Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.
- Joseph Epstein
The envious person grows lean
with the fatness of their neighbor.
- Socrates
Further reading: This God Called Money
The Shadow of Worry
Attitude toward Gratitude
Discovery and Adventure, rather than Fear
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Do Not be Deceived by the Shadow
Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
- Aesop [Read The Dog and the Shadow - A Fable by Aesop]
It is not the man who has too little,
but the man who craves more, that is poor.
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect,
excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance.
- John Henry Newman
Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.
- Joseph Epstein
The envious person grows lean
with the fatness of their neighbor.
- Socrates
Further reading: This God Called Money
The Shadow of Worry
Attitude toward Gratitude
Discovery and Adventure, rather than Fear
Monday, June 12, 2023
Focus on the Substance of the Matter
Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
- Aesop [Read The Dog and the Shadow - A Fable by Aesop]
It is not the man who has too little,
but the man who craves more, that is poor.
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect,
excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance.
- John Henry Newman
Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.
- Joseph Epstein
The envious person grows lean
with the fatness of their neighbor.
- Socrates
Further reading: This God Called Money
The Shadow of Worry
Attitude toward Gratitude
Discovery and Adventure, rather than Fear
Saturday, May 28, 2022
The Substance of the Matter
Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
- Aesop [Read The Dog and the Shadow - A Fable by Aesop]
It is not the man who has too little,
but the man who craves more, that is poor.
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect,
excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance.
- John Henry Newman
Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.
- Joseph Epstein
The envious person grows lean
with the fatness of their neighbor.
- Socrates
Further reading: This God Called Money
The Shadow of Worry
Attitude toward Gratitude
Discovery and Adventure, rather than Fear
Sunday, June 6, 2021
Focus on the Substance
Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
- Aesop [Read The Dog and the Shadow - A Fable by Aesop]
It is not the man who has too little,
but the man who craves more, that is poor.
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect,
excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance.
- John Henry Newman
Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.
- Joseph Epstein
The envious person grows lean
with the fatness of their neighbor.
- Socrates
Further reading: This God Called Money
The Shadow of Worry
Attitude toward Gratitude
Discovery and Adventure, rather than Fear
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Do Not Lose the Substance
Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
- Aesop [Read The Dog and the Shadow - A Fable by Aesop]
It is not the man who has too little,
but the man who craves more, that is poor.
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect,
excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance.
- John Henry Newman
Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.
- Joseph Epstein
The envious person grows lean
with the fatness of their neighbor.
- Socrates
Further reading: This God Called Money
The Shadow of Worry
Attitude toward Gratitude
Discovery and Adventure, rather than Fear
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