Necessity

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Home Need (1)

We need a home in the psychological sense as much as we need one in the physical: to compensate for a vulnerability. We need a refuge to shore up our states of mind, because so much of the world is o...
The Architecture of Happiness

The Unnecessary Things (2)

Occupy thyself with few things, says the philosopher, if thou wouldst be tranquil. But consider if it would not be better to say, Do what is necessary, and whatever the reason of the animal which is ...


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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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