“Attunement. What is right always sounds slightly out of key because man has grown accustomed to hearing what is wrong.”
“Aim. All writers begin with the aim of ending discussion and end with the hope of being discussed.”
“Companion. We try to explain every action and every thought in those we encounter. Wherever we succeed at this task the most, we linger the least.”
“Difference. We cannot but encounter first in everyone that which is unlike ourselves. Not because we seek to set ourselves apart, but because we always first look for sameness in hopes of finding common ground.”
“Change. We cannot see change in somebody we do not know. This is the obstacle to true relation: to see what we see as static for what it is. ”
“Learning. To displace the self in learning is to displace learning itself. Being given the answer to a question that I did not pose to myself is like being given a flashlight to study the sun.”
“Measure. Be mindful of those who always seek to measure up for where they fail to, they aim to bring down. The measure of man must always remain himself.”
“Moving. Think critically about the structures you encounter in your life for while all pieces of life’s furniture appear to be a certainty for everyone, they are always a choice for someone. ”
“Other. To learn about people stay the same – the more constant we are the more infirm they appear as they struggle to keep pace. ”
“Starters. The distinguishing effect of isolation is extinguishing – even the greatest flame is nothing if not for its source of ignition.”
“Repetition. That which an artist repeats in his works he cannot move past – here either you find truth or that which prevents it. ”
“Discuss. Be sure that those who fail to challenge you remain your acquaintances – vanity makes a poor guide to friends and enemies.”
“Change. Sometimes change leaves the same – be mindful of that which clings to past forms for not all that persists is a failure on our part to change it.”
“Take Shelter. Be mindful of those who cannot house their positions without rendering all others homeless. ”
“New. Ignorance is a poor judge of what is new for it would have you believe that there are many new things in this world simply because you fail to find any original sources. ”
“Mother. It is said that the mother of all invention is necessity but are we to believe that necessity is itself motherless? Surely we offend want as such.”
“Boredom. Be careful to cure boredom with constant activity for the more active one is and the more one is bored with inactivity – there is no life without moments of inactivity.”
“Difficulties. The difficulty with difficult lives is that not all result in greatness, but all greatness results from a difficult life.”
“Hope. Hope is a war - it trumps what is with what may be by keeping what isn’t at bay.”
“Irony. So badly do we want to separate ourselves from others that we fail to realize that it is this very pursuit that confirms how similar we all are.”
“Surprise. All surprise is a testament to weakness as it reveals one’s inability to spot that which only moments ago was coming to form nearby.”
“Regret. The root of regret is the fiction of otherwise – that a thing could have been something it never was and may never have been.”
“Sacrifice. If all men avoided the pen in the ebb of life, the flow would be the greatest to suffer.”
“Time. I will not wait for time to tell my tale but rather tell me tale to time.”
“Longwinded. That which fails to be said shortly has failed to find the right tongue.”
“Choice. It’s not about making the right choice, it’s about making the choice right.”
“Beginnings. Life only begins in the moments we cannot make sense of – one must take great care to ensure that these moments are not all tragedies.”
“Exalt. What does it say about man that he seeks inspiration from the triumphs of those befallen by a difficult life, but does everything in his power to avoid all of life’s difficulties?”
“Church. The tourist who questions why churches were built so lavishly, only enters the ones lavishly built and overcome by this lavishness, ponders why churches are no longer built this way. ”
