"And the seriousness with which the other..." - Quote by C S Lewis
And the seriousness with which the other party takes my words always raises the doubt whether I have taken them seriously enough myself.
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More on Self Reflection
“Death is not the opposite of life, it is a part of life. A part we've not yet explored and thus do not understand and it if only natural to fear what we do not understand. But with the right attitude we can make life beautiful. With this same attitude, can death not be the same? We almost always see only what's wrong with other people and not what's wrong with us.”
“I really had a chip on my shoulder, ... and it still comes out every now and then.”
“If you think the world is all wrong, remember that it contains people like you.”
More on Communication
“Two may talk and one may hear, but three cannot take part in a conversation of the most sincere and searching sort.”
“When we talk in company we lose our unique tone of voice, and this leads us to make statements which in no way correspond to our real thoughts.”
“We can be civil to each other, and we can try to express ourselves acknowledging that we're all patriots, we're all Americans, and not assume the absolute worst in people's motives.”