"Most people guard against going into the..." - Quote by Rumi
Most people guard against going into the fire, and so end up in it.
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“He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.”
“Fear is your best friend or your worst enemy. It's like fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you; it can heat your house. If you can't control it, it will burn everything around you and destroy you. If you can control your fear, it makes you more alert, like a deer coming across the lawn.”
“Change means the unknown.”
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“He has no worse enemy than himself.”
“We all seem to stumble, planning our own demise,Getting the big picture, and making it wallet-sized.”
“You should therefore say: alone in one's boat, alone with one's care, alone with one's despair, which one is craven enough to want rather to keep than submit to the pain of being healed.”