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Hugh Edmondson Prather III (January 23, 1938 – November 15, 2010) was an American self-help writer, lay minister, and counselor, most famous for his first book, Notes to Myself, which was first published in 1970 by Real People Press, [1] and later reprinted by Bantam Books. It has sold over 5 million copies, and has been translated into ten ...
Paul Prather: Being thankful isn’t always as much about what happens to you as about what you choose to do with what happens to you.
Paul Prather: A couple of Harvard publications suggest that practicing gratitude and optimism may benefit us about as dramatically as taking our blood pressure pills or joining a water aerobics class.
On the contrary, I consider myself one of the most common humans. You may recall those days of twenty years ago when we discussed 'Empedocles on Etna'—under the linden trees. In those days I was one who wished to make a god of myself." [3] — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese writer (24 July 1927); excerpt from his suicide note "Farewell ...
Frankly, after 45 years of preaching and 35 years of newspaper writing, I find it impossible not to repeat myself. Nobody knows enough stuff to keep offering something brand new every week for ...
Clough published the poem without a title in 1862. [1] In The Poems and Prose Remains of Arthur Hugh Clough, 1869, the poem was titled "Say Not the Struggle Nought Availeth". [1] There was probably no specific event in the poet's mind, although the failed revolutions of 1848 and 1849 may have been an inspiration. [1] [2]
A. E. Housman (1859–1936): English poet and classical scholar, best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad. [140] Keri Hulme (1947–2021): New Zealand writer, known for her only novel The Bone People. [141] Stanley Edgar Hyman (1919–1970): American literary critic who wrote primarily about critical methods. [142]
Paul Prather. August 9, 2024 at 7:08 AM. 1 / 3. ... Then you note how your thoughts and mood change. ... I’m not naturally a Dr. Pangloss myself. But as I’ve aged I’ve worked on myself.