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 9
... punishment if we do not, the Self-appointed Superior Class has driven men wheresoever it willed. The evolution of formal religions is not a complex process, and the fact that they embody these two unmixable things, dogma and morality, is a.
... punishment if we do not, the Self-appointed Superior Class has driven men wheresoever it willed. The evolution of formal religions is not a complex process, and the fact that they embody these two unmixable things, dogma and morality, is a.
Page 10
... things, dogma and morality, is a very plain and simple truth, easily seen, undisputed by all reasonable men. And be it said that the morality of most religions is good. Love, truth, charity, justice and gentleness are taught in them all ...
... things, dogma and morality, is a very plain and simple truth, easily seen, undisputed by all reasonable men. And be it said that the morality of most religions is good. Love, truth, charity, justice and gentleness are taught in them all ...
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... things which minister to their well-being. There is in most souls a hunger for beauty, just as there is physical ... thing. Whether the race will ever grow to a point where 12.
... things which minister to their well-being. There is in most souls a hunger for beauty, just as there is physical ... thing. Whether the race will ever grow to a point where 12.
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... things that belong to other people. War among nations and strife among individuals is a result of the covetous spirit to possess. A little more patience, a little more charity for all, a little more love; with less bowing down to the ...
... things that belong to other people. War among nations and strife among individuals is a result of the covetous spirit to possess. A little more patience, a little more charity for all, a little more love; with less bowing down to the ...
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... things, and knowledge is only a remembering," says Emerson. This seems a very broad statement; and yet the fact remains that the vast majority of men know a thousand times as much as they are aware of. Far down in the silent depths of ...
... things, and knowledge is only a remembering," says Emerson. This seems a very broad statement; and yet the fact remains that the vast majority of men know a thousand times as much as they are aware of. Far down in the silent depths of ...
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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