The lure of gain lulls consciences to sleep, and moments of panic are not the most opportune for arousing generosity
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‘Death,’ says the poet, ‘holds our life by two extremities: Old age is no closer to death than infancy.’
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'When a man is rich, whether in gold or in knowledge, he must treat the poverty of others with consideration.’ Amin Maalouf
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My big brother brought his gf home last year. She was an immediate hit. Said little, laughed much. A Master's degree student & banker. She would join my mom & her sisters in the kitchen. My old man would call us (me & my brother). This is what he had to say:
Tyranny is a bullheaded short-term solution that springs from weakness. It works to a degree for control purposes but ends up poisoning the hearts of those living under it.The wall speaks
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ENJOY THE SHOW!!🍿🎥
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When you feel like nothing is going right, fight for one win. You just need 1 win. Upward spirals are a thing just as much as downward spirals.
No matter how small. It could be consistency in going to the gym. Maybe it’s just sticking to a routine for two weeks like you planned.
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Farming God's Way. There are farmers in Kenya who practice this, both on small scale and commercially.
The high standards and access to basic resources such as manure or mulch (crop residue) is key.
Its the only way to guarantee a harvests during droughts.
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Growing maize on less than 5 acres for commercial purposes is a poverty trap. On 0.125 acres you can grow maize to feed a household of 6 for one year. It's called the Pfumfudza plot.
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“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
― Haruki Murakami
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Easiest way to lose weight is to cut off sugars and carbohydrates including alcohol from your diet . Eat meat, eggs and veges if you need to. No fruits except avocado
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Learned these words from you @austintexanone:
"I have attained a state of mind at which no one can shame, embarrass or offend me because I have realized those are external energies projected by the other person ..."
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Read books because you will never be able to meet and spend uninterrupted time with the thoughts of so many brilliant and unique people.
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Zambian president tells leaders to buy their own Land Cruiser VX because the 200,000 US dollars one car costs can build toilets in all markets in an entire constituency. He tells them tht they know they can't afford them but because it's taxpayers money they pretend. We need him
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At age 39 I became a millionaire.
If I had to do it over again and become a millionaire by age 30
This is exactly what I would do...
