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Please answer this question first before reading on… …
Which is more important to you? Integrity or Harmony?
Integrity… … “Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.” ~ Spencer Johnson
“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.” ~ W. Clement Stone
“No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.” ~ Edwin Hubbel Chapin
“It is necessary to the happiness of a man that he be mentally faithful to himself.” ~ Thomas Paine
“This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.” ~ William Shakespeare
Harmony… … “You cannot add to the peace and good will of the world if you fail to create an atmosphere of harmony and love right where you live and work.” ~ Thomas Dreier
“Begrudging others leads to disharmony. Without harmony there can be no happiness. Therefore, let go of grudges and restore harmony. In a harmonious world, happiness is possible.” ~ Arthur Dobrin
“If you don’t need to prove that you are right or that someone else’s behavior should be punished, you can better see your way to achieving harmony in any given situation.” ~ Catherine Ingram
“Embody the three harmonies: within; with others; and with nature.” ~ Robert Gilman
“Mankind's role is to fulfill his heaven-sent purpose through a sincere heart that is in harmony with all creation and loves all things.” ~ Morihei Usehiba
Now, please answer this question “again”… … Which is more important to your Happniess? Integrity or Harmony?
“But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads.” ~ Albert Camus
What Else is Possible? Must Integrity & Harmony be mutually exclusive? Can we have both in the same moment?
“When male and female combine, all things achieve harmony.” ~ Tao Te Ching
With Gratitude, we'll see that “The world basically and fundamentally is constituted on the basis of harmony. Everything works in cooperation with something else.” ~ Preston Bradley
“From discord, find harmony.” ~ Albert Einstein
“When one reaches this state of harmony between things and one's self, one reaches a state of perfect freedom and peace–which makes everything possible and right. Life becomes perpetual revelation.” ~ Georges Braque
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