
Juliet after the Masquerade. By Thompson
The Troubadour (1825)
Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939), The Art of Loving
Juliet after the Masquerade. By Thompson
The Troubadour (1825)
Knowing Yourself: The True in the False (1996)
“It is very difficult to live among people you love and hold back from offering them advice.”
Source: Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
Speaking of a vision of the "Great Spirit of Peace" in 1942, during World War II, as quoted in Adjusting Though Reflex : Romancing Zen (2010) by Rodger Hyodo, p. 76
Context: The Way of the Warrior has been misunderstood. It is not a means to kill and destroy others. Those who seek to compete and better one another are making a terrible mistake. To smash, injure, or destroy is the worst thing a human being can do. The real Way of a Warrior is to prevent such slaughter — it is the Art of Peace, the power of love.