October 22‚ 2012 “Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do.” (Albom 18) is the first and one of the most major aphorisms in Tuesdays with Morrie. I believe Morrie is speaking about recognizing your strengths‚ and not focusing so much on your weaknesses. He means‚ as he said‚ to “accept” your limitations. We are all affected by this aphorism everyday. We have limitations‚ and a lot of times we get so focused on our weaknesses we don’t take advantage of our strengths.‚ and waste
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Aphorism 341 An important underlying assumption of discovering that one’s life is stuck in a cyclical eternal recurrence is that one will not be able to carry over one’s memory in any way from one cycle to the next. Thus the revelation of the demon is only pertinent in shaping one’s behavior and thinking for the rest of the current life; one in which man becomes his own God‚ while the Christian God vanishes into non-existence. The demon’s revelation does not change the external reality
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drawn to writing pieces of aphorism‚ which simply just expresses general truth. He was known for his critique of the truth and reasoning‚ and he especially was quick to critique morals. After his death‚ his sister‚ Elisabeth‚ took over with writing and editing his manuscripts‚ making them to fit her own ideas in which became contradicted. (Wikipedia – Friedrich Nietzsche‚ 2016) While reading the article‚ I was drawn to quite a few of Nietzsche’s aphorisms. One of the aphorisms that I was instantly drawn
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“To go into solitude‚ a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.” Personal desire for isolation originates in the overwhelming amounts of social pressures‚ responsibilities‚ and overwhelming amounts of work‚ but few can entirely find the solitude they that they desire. There are numerous distractions and interruptions as result of the society and your location. However‚ to hikers‚ it is apparent that the only peace is on the trails. The concept being that to completely
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Harrison’s is a multi-line traditional department store which deals mainly with men’s‚ women’s‚ and children’s clothing. It is one of the largest privately owned retail stores in Australia. It was founded in Sydney as Harrison Brothers Corporation on September 15‚ 1898‚ by Aubrey and William Harrison. Recently‚ the store has expanded to include household furnishings and other items for the home. The long term goal of the company is to become the leading chain of department stores in NSW‚ selling moderate to
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TKM Aphorism Project “I wanted you to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win‚ but sometimes you do.” (Lee 149). True bravery is when you’re aware that the odds are against you‚ however‚ you have the ability to persevere through it. Even though you don’t want to complete the task ahead of you‚ an inner force brings
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Benjamin Franklin once said “If your head is wax‚ don’t walk in the sun”. Franklin had created an aphorism. Webster’s dictionary defines an aphorism as “a short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea” (Aphorism). Franklin modified most of his aphorisms to correspond with traditional or folk sayings‚ known as proverbs. This aphorism is parallel to a Russian proverb that instructs‚ “One who sits between two chairs may easily fall down”. What do these proverbs mean? How are they similar? Why do
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bottom before he can finish his task. Similarly‚ Tom‚ Daisy‚ Gatsby‚ Nick from The Great Gatsby‚ and even the 1920’s society itself move both forwards and backwards simultaneously as they navigate the waters of life. F. Scott Fitzgerald addresses this aphorism throughout the novel‚ and the final lines summarize it very thoroughly: “So we beat on‚ boats against the current‚ borne back ceaselessly into the past” (Fitzgerald‚ 189). As described in the final lines of the novel‚ the main characters in F. Scott
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In Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom there are three main quotes/aphorisms that got to me in way and reminded me that this is a real story. Anyhow these brought out my inner self in way and made me think about more things more carefully. I’m not really the type of person that really thinks about this stuff‚ but after reading the book it did make me think about it. Morrie aphorism “What if today were my last day on earth?” (p. 64) made me think. When Mitch said that to Morrie it made me think about
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Tuesdays with Morrie Aphorism Explanations Self-Forgiveness “Accept the past as past without denying it or discarding it”(pg. 18) At the time of this aphorism’s composition‚ Morrie was more optimistic than ever‚ despite his affliction with ALS slowly crippling him. Morrie used his condition of being close to death to formulate small philosophies of life‚ this aphorism was one of them. I selected this aphorism because it illustrates how although most people emit an aura of normalcy around them‚ they
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