But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it, even if I did not have the ability to do it in the beginning. There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. If you really truly love someone, you can't stay mad at them forever. As much as you want to hate them for what they've done, your heart won't let you. Either way, someone is trying to tell you something.
Praise leads to self-delusion.
Thy body is not Self, thy SELF is in itself without a body, and either praise or blame affects it not. Garner up pleasant thoughts in your mind, for pleasant thoughts make pleasant lives. No more that they can choose their birthplace, or their father or mother. Life is not a dress rehearsal. Quit practicing what you're going to do, and just do it.