Don't be ashamed of reliving your childhood, Ox, because all of us must do it now and then … - Barry Hughart

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Ironically, this physically weak feeling signifies that I'm actually getting stronger. I know from my past that I will ultimately feel strong if I just sit with the feeling and experience it.

Barry Hughart

Don't be ashamed of reliving your childhood, Ox, because all of us must do it now and then to maintain our sanity.

Childhood, Maintain, Now And Then, Reliving, Sanity

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Our senses are woefully limited. Our brains are but tiny candles flickering in an infinity of darkness. Our only wisdom is to admit that we cannot understand, and since we cannot understand we must do the best we can with faith. which is our only talent. The greatest act of faith we are capable of is that of loving another more than we love ourselves, and occasionally we can be quite good at it.

Brain, Capable, Darkness, Occasionally, Tiny

Fable has strong shoulders that carry far more truth than fact can.

Carry, Fables, Fact, Facts, Strong, Truth

A fool will study for twenty or thirty years and learn how to do something, but a wise man will study for twenty or thirty minutes and become an expert. In this world, it isn't ability that counts, but authority.

Become, Counts, Men, Twenty, Wise, Years

I have never been able to understand why perfectly sensible people waste time being wittily obscure instead of just saying what they want and going on about their business.

Able, Instead, People, Understand, Want, Wittily

Blessed are the idiots, for they are happiest people on earth.

Blessed, Earth, Happiest, People

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Ironically, this physically weak feeling signifies that I'm actually getting stronger. I know from my past that I will ultimately feel strong if I just sit with the feeling and experience it.

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