Love, Life & Work: Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Natured Concerning How to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to OthersThe Floating Press, 2009 M01 1 - 104 pages Best known for his inspirational essay "A Message to Garcia," philosopher Elbert Hubbart wrote widely on a diverse range of topics, many of which dealt with the best ways to find happiness and fulfillment. This volume collects a series of Hubbart's writing on self-help concepts and ideas, with an emphasis on how individuals should balance their own quest for contentment with the needs of others. A must-read for fans of philosophically minded self-help writing. |
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Page 8
... individuals forsaking in horror the life of the senses and devoting themselves to the life of the spirit. This question of expression through the spirit, or through the senses—through soul or body—has been the pivotal point of all 8 ...
... individuals forsaking in horror the life of the senses and devoting themselves to the life of the spirit. This question of expression through the spirit, or through the senses—through soul or body—has been the pivotal point of all 8 ...
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... individual. For instance, Leo Tolstoy, a great and good man, at one time a sensualist, has now turned ascetic; a common evolution in the lives of the saints. But excellent as this man is, there is yet a grave imperfection in his cosmos ...
... individual. For instance, Leo Tolstoy, a great and good man, at one time a sensualist, has now turned ascetic; a common evolution in the lives of the saints. But excellent as this man is, there is yet a grave imperfection in his cosmos ...
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... individual is a question; but the millennium will never arrive until men cease trying to compel all other men to ... individuals is a result of the covetous spirit to possess. A little more patience, a little more charity for all, a ...
... individual is a question; but the millennium will never arrive until men cease trying to compel all other men to ... individuals is a result of the covetous spirit to possess. A little more patience, a little more charity for all, a ...
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... individual is able to get his goods into the show-window, and the other is not aware that he has any show-window or any goods. "The soul knows all things, and knowledge is only a remembering," says Emerson. This seems a very broad ...
... individual is able to get his goods into the show-window, and the other is not aware that he has any show-window or any goods. "The soul knows all things, and knowledge is only a remembering," says Emerson. This seems a very broad ...
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... individuals who work up local religious excitement for a consideration. Religious revivals are managed very much as are streetfairs. If religion is getting at a low ebb in your town, you can hire Chapman, the revivalist, just as you can ...
... individuals who work up local religious excitement for a consideration. Religious revivals are managed very much as are streetfairs. If religion is getting at a low ebb in your town, you can hire Chapman, the revivalist, just as you can ...
Contents
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OneMan Power | 35 |
Mental Attitude | 39 |
The Outsider | 43 |
Get Out or Get in Line | 48 |
Reflections on Progress | 93 |
Sympathy Knowledge and Poise | 103 |
Love and Faith | 107 |
Giving Something for Nothing | 110 |
Work and Waste | 115 |
The Law of Obedience | 118 |
Societys Saviors | 121 |
Preparing for Old Age | 124 |
The WeekDay Keep it Holy | 56 |
Exclusive Friendships | 61 |
The Folly of Living in the Future | 67 |
The Spirit of Man | 70 |
Art and Religion | 74 |
Initiative | 81 |
The Disagreeable Girl | 83 |
The Neutral | 90 |
An Alliance with Nature | 131 |
The Ex Question | 136 |
The Sergeant | 144 |
The Spirit of the Age | 149 |
The Grammarian | 152 |
The Best Religion | 155 |
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