desiderata_minibook.tex

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  86 \begin{document}
  87 \title{Desiderata}
  88 \author{Max Ehrmann}
  89 \date{1927}
  90 \lowertitleback{Created with \LaTeX}
  91 \maketitle
  92
  93
  94 Go placidly amid the noise and haste,\\
  95 and remember what peace there may be in silence.\\
  96 As far as possible without surrender\\
  97 be on good terms with all persons.\\
  98 Speak your truth quietly and clearly;\\
  99 and listen to others,\\
 100 even the dull and the ignorant;\\
 101 they too have their story.
 102
 103 Avoid loud and aggressive persons,\\
 104 they are vexations to the spirit.\\
 105 If you compare yourself with others,\\
 106 you may become vain and bitter;\\
 107 for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.\\
 108 Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
 109
 110 Keep interested in your own career, however humble;\\
 111 it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.\\
 112 Exercise caution in your business affairs;\\
 113 for the world is full of trickery.\\
 114 But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;\\
 115 many persons strive for high ideals;\\
 116 and everywhere life is full of heroism.
 117
 118 Be yourself.\\
 119 Especially, do not feign affection.\\
 120 Neither be cynical about love;\\
 121 for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment\\
 122 it is as perennial as the grass.
 123
 124 Take kindly the counsel of the years,\\
 125 gracefully surrendering the things of youth.\\
 126 Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.\\
 127 But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.\\
 128 Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.\\
 129 Beyond a wholesome discipline,\\
 130 be gentle with yourself.
 131
 132 You are a child of the universe,\\
 133 no less than the trees and the stars;\\
 134 you have a right to be here.\\
 135 And whether or not it is clear to you,\\
 136 no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
 137
 138 Therefore be at peace with God,\\
 139 whatever you conceive Him to be,\\
 140 and whatever your labors and aspirations,\\
 141 in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
 142
 143 With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,\\
 144 it is still a beautiful world.\\
 145 Be cheerful.\\
 146 Strive to be happy.
 147 \end{document}
 148