desiderata_minibook.tex

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  85
  86 \begin{document}
  87 \title{Desiderata}
  88 \author{Max Ehrmann}
  89 \date{1927}
  90 \lowertitleback{Created with \LaTeX}
  91 \maketitle
  92
  93
  94
  95 Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.\\
  96 As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.\\
  97 Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
  98
  99 Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.\\
 100 If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.\\
 101 Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
 102
 103 Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.\\
 104 Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.\\
 105 But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.
 106
 107 Be yourself.\\
 108 Especially, do not feign affection.\\
 109 Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
 110
 111 Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.\\
 112 Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.\\
 113 But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.\\
 114 Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.\\
 115 Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
 116
 117 You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.\\
 118 And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
 119
 120 Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
 121
 122 With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.\\
 123 Be cheerful.\\
 124 Strive to be happy.
 125 \end{document}
 126