From Lao Tzu: “A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.”
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Quote of the day 10/24/25
From Viktor Frankl: “Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.”
Quote of the day 10/21/25
From Seneca: “Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”
Quote of the day 10/20/25
From Aristotle: “What lies in our power to do, lies in our power not to do.”
Quote of the day 10/19/25
From Baruch Spinoza: “I can control my passions and emotions if I can understand their nature.”
Quote of the day 10/16/25
From Carl Jung: “Your vision will become clear only when you look into your own heart.”
Quote of the day 10/15/25
From Carl Jung: “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
Quote of the day 10/07/25
From Wang Yang-Ming: “The sages do not consider that making no mistakes is a blessing. They believe, rather, that the great virtue of man lies in his ability to correct his mistakes and continually make a new man of himself.”
Quote of the day 10/02/25
From Śāntideva: “We are the authors of our own destiny; and being the authors, we are ultimately, perhaps frighteningly, free.”
Quote of the day 09/25/25
From Meister Eckhart: “Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.”
