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Morrie In His Own Words

: Life Wisdom from a Remarkable Man

For everyone who enjoyed the inspiration and wisdom of Morrie Schwartz in Mitch Albom's moving best-seller Tuesdays with Morrie, here is Morrie's own book, presenting the philosophies by which he triumphantly lived, even as he faced the e

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“As you grow old, you learn more. If you stayed at twenty-two, you’d always be as ignorant as you were at twenty-two. Aging is not just decay, you know. It’s growth. It’s more than the negative that you’re going to die, it's also the positive that you understand you’re going to die, and that you live…”

— Morrie Schwartz, amazon.com

Tagged: Aging, Growing Pains

“Don't stay preoccupied with your body or your illness. Recognize that your body is not your total self, only part of it.”

— Morrie Schwartz, amazon.com

Tagged: sickness, Aging, Disability

“Accept yourself your physical condition and your fate as they are at the present moment.”

— Morrie Schwartz, amazon.com

Tagged: Self Healing, Acceptance, Perspective, Disability

“Grieve and mourn for yourself not once or twice, but again and again.”

— Morrie Schwartz, amazon.com

Tagged: Self Healing, forgiveness, reinvention

“When you look at it that way, you can see how absurd it is that we individualize ourselves with our fences and hoarded possessions.”

— Morrie Schwartz, amazon.com

Tagged: Materialism, Capitalism