04336 – Smooth Talkers vs. Complex Thinkers

We pay too much attention to the most confident voices--and too little attention to the most thoughtful ones. Certainty is not a sign of credibility. Speaking assertively is not a substitute for thinking deeply. It's better to learn from complex thinkers than smooth...

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04202 – Lies, Lies, and More Lies!

This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong. And such a people, deprived of the...

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04157 – How to Corrupt a Youth

The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.-----------------------------------------------Gender-inclusive version: The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him or her to...

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03799 – Pets Fulfill Us

The vital function that pets fulfill in this world hasn't fully been recognized. They keep millions of people sane. When you pet a dog or listen to a cat purring, thinking may subside for a moment and a space of stillness arises within you, a doorway into Being.

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