…the first movement of my emotions, giving up whatever begins to weigh on me before it bears me off. If you do not stop the start, you will never stop the race. If you cannot slam the door against your emotions you will never chase them out once they have got in. If you cannot struggle through the beginning, you will never get through the end; nor will you withstand the building’s fall, if you cannot stand its being shaken. … I can feel in time the tiny breezes which come fondling me and rustling within me, as forerunners o…
“Ask yourself ‘How good will it be for me to have this thing in my life?’ In other words, the need/want distinction goes right to the heart of questions about identity, ethics and the meaning of life. You can’t address money properly unless you think about these things seriously.”
“I usually read summaries when I am travelling or when I have a short break. Instead of opening Facebook or quickly check the emails, I try to force myself to a summary first. Since I joined … I read more then 100 summaries. If I read a summary that is super exciting and I fell I can highlight every single sentence… this is for me a good indication that I must buy the book and fully read it.”