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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... Holy Exclusive Friendships The Folly ofLiving in the Future The Spirit ofMan Art and Religion Initiative The Disagreeable Girl The Neutral Reflections on Progress Sympathy, Knowledge and Poise Love and Faith Giving Something for 4 Contents.
... Holy Exclusive Friendships The Folly ofLiving in the Future The Spirit ofMan Art and Religion Initiative The Disagreeable Girl The Neutral Reflections on Progress Sympathy, Knowledge and Poise Love and Faith Giving Something for 4 Contents.
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... Nothing Work and Waste The Law of Obedience Society's Saviors Preparing for Old Age An Alliance with Nature The Ex. Question The Sergeant The Spirit ofthe Age The Grammarian The Best Religion A Prayer The supreme prayer of my heart is not.
... Nothing Work and Waste The Law of Obedience Society's Saviors Preparing for Old Age An Alliance with Nature The Ex. Question The Sergeant The Spirit ofthe Age The Grammarian The Best Religion A Prayer The supreme prayer of my heart is not.
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... inspire, let it be by example, inference, and suggestion, rather than by injunction and dictation. That is to say, I desire to be radiant—to radiate life. Life and Expression By exercise of its faculties the spirit A Prayer.
... inspire, let it be by example, inference, and suggestion, rather than by injunction and dictation. That is to say, I desire to be radiant—to radiate life. Life and Expression By exercise of its faculties the spirit A Prayer.
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... spirit grows, just as a muscle grows strong thru continued use. Expression is necessary. Life is expression, and repression is stagnation —death. Yet, there can be right and wrong expression. If a man permits his life to run riot and ...
... spirit grows, just as a muscle grows strong thru continued use. Expression is necessary. Life is expression, and repression is stagnation —death. Yet, there can be right and wrong expression. If a man permits his life to run riot and ...
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... spirit may find ample time and opportunity for exercise. Somewhere between this extreme repression of the monk and the license of the sensualist lies the truth. But just where is the great question; and the desire of one person, who ...
... spirit may find ample time and opportunity for exercise. Somewhere between this extreme repression of the monk and the license of the sensualist lies the truth. But just where is the great question; and the desire of one person, who ...
Contents
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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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