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The sultan had sentenced two men to death (R. G. H. SIU)

The sultan (of Persia) had sentenced two men to death. One of them, knowing how much the sultan loved his stal lion, offered...

29 January, 2021

The power of self-confidence (ROBERT GREENE)

When Christopher Columbus was trying to find funding for his legendary voyages, many around him believed he came from the Italian aristocracy. This...

28 January, 2021

Only poetry can take the jump into the paradox of love (OSHO)

Logic is dry, poetry is alive. Logic cannot dance; it is impossible for logic to dance. To see logic dancing will be like...

27 January, 2021

The eagle and the fox (AESOP)

An Eagle and a Fox entered into a covenant of mutual affection and resolved to live near one another, looking upon close intercourse...

26 January, 2021

As much as you can

And if you can’t shape your life the way you want, at least try as much as you can not to degrade it by too much...

25 January, 2021

Ring of Gyges (PLATO)

Gyges was a shepherd in the service of the ruler of Lydia. One day there was a violent thunderstorm, and an earthquake broke...

24 January, 2021

Freud revelled in the Latin aphorism Saxa loquuntur, ‘the stones speak’ (BRETT KAHR)

Shortly before his death, Freud provided us with his most explicit analogy yet of the psychoanalyst as an archaeologist of the mind: His work of...

23 January, 2021

This is a story of a man who didn’t believe in love. (DON MIGUEL RUIZ)

The man went on and on about all the reasons why he believed love doesn't exist, and he told others, "I have done...

22 January, 2021

And I wish, more than my words can tell you, that your paths are worthy, wide and happy (RAINER MARIA RILKE)

Paris February 17, 1903 Dear Sir,      Your letter arrived just a few days ago. I want to thank you for the great confidence you...

21 January, 2021

TWELVE-ITEM TEST: BECOMING QUIETLY EFFECTIVE (Wayne W. Dyer)

TWELVE-ITEM TEST You will never win if you have to prove that you are the winner. That is what this chapter on becoming quietly...

20 January, 2021