- There is a certain desire for freedom that is itself a shackle.
- There is a certain desire for happiness that is itself an unhappiness.
- There is a certain desire for patience that is itself an impatience.
- There is a certain desire for success that is itself a failure.
- There is a certain desire for beauty that is itself an ugliness.
- There is a certain desire for peace that is itself a discord.
- There is a certain desire for strength that is itself a weakness.
- Charlie Rose is a master of the interview.
- In a large grief, small hurts and small joys do not matter. In a large happiness, small hurts and small joys are life’s soul.
- The emptiness of politics exhausts me.
- There should be no dispute over the existence of privilege. Privilege is being fortunate. There is dispute over its implications.
- Higher education is not higher morality.
- A morality that is not scalable is not worth listening to.
- It is perhaps good to be concerned with how we are perceived. But it is certainly better to be concerned with who we are.
- Uncle Iroh‘s words are wise: “While it is always best to believe in oneself, a little help from others can be a great blessing.”
- The man who finds a wife who is at peace finds a good thing.
- To be at peace does not mean to lack passion.
- Learning without thinking is like being at bat while blindfolded, relying on muscle memory alone. Thinking without learning is like playing soccer in the outfield as the baseball flies past.
- There is a good reason why Song of Solomon says three times, “Do not stir up or awaken love until it so desires.”
- These are profound words: do not fear.
- Kipling’s poem has much wisdom.
- Uncle Iroh’s words are wise: “There is nothing wrong with a life of peace and prosperity.”
- Your future does not ask your past about how it will proceed.
- When a close friend passes away, your perspective changes.
- When a friend takes his own life, your life changes.
- Sometimes, greatness is a way of coping with insecurity.
- Wisdom is not inflexible.
- I pity the man who has no mentor.
- I used to mock the authors who wrote articles on the difficulties of being single or the things to learn in a season of singleness, thinking, “Those insecure losers. There is plenty of wonderful people around; if you want to be married so badly, just pick one.” I now see that I was wrong.
- Grieving takes time. But it does end.
- Grief is caused by loss, and many things can be called loss.
- Without humility, there is no wisdom.
- A friend had this prediction: Last century was an age of scientific advancement. We discovered wonderful things, and now our lives are saturated with them. We have wonderful things; but what does this mean? This century will be an age of the artisan and philosopher.
Thoughts of a Novice 
#31
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