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Do not retrospect  do not anticipate. Go on from day to day enjoying the good things which fate has given you: _ménage_ them like a careful housewife  use forethought  quite a different thing to anticipation! DO NOT RETROSPECT DO NOT ANTICIPATE GO ON FROM DAY TO DAY ENJOYING THE GOOD THINGS WHICH FATE HAS GIVEN YOU MENAGE THEM LIKE A CAREFUL HOUSEWIFE USE FORETHOUGHT QUITE A DIFFERENT THING TO ANTICIPATION
 principle--should teach you to resist as much as possible, because of the end. Ask yourself if it is worth while to start a ball rolling which can only roll down hill--if it is worth while, for the momentary gratification of vanity, to open a door which will let in complete disillusion for the life which you have undertaken to live. Because all forbidden excitements are like drugs--they have to be taken in stronger and stronger doses to produce their effect, until the patient is a wretched maniac or dies under the strain. Suggestion and a strong will are such great helps to happiness. Suggest to your subconscious mind that you are perfectly happy and contented with your legitimate mate--make the current between you one of tenderness and charm, and sternly control every unbalanced fancy. I quote here another of my maxims: “It is a wise man who knows when he is happy and can appreciate the divine bliss of the tangible _now_. Most of us retrospect or anticipate, and so lose the present.” UITE APART FROM HIGH PRINCIPLE SHOULD TEACH YOU TO RESIST AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE END ASK YOURSELF IF IT IS WORTH WHILE TO START A BALL ROLLING WHICH CAN ONLY ROLL DOWN HILL IF IT IS WORTH WHILE FOR THE MOMENTARY GRATIFICATION OF VANITY TO OPEN A DOOR WHICH WILL LET IN COMPLETE DISILLUSION FOR THE LIFE WHICH YOU HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO LIVE BECAUSE ALL FORBIDDEN EXCITEMENTS ARE LIKE DRUGS THEY HAVE TO BE TAKEN IN STRONGER AND STRONGER DOSES TO PRODUCE THEIR EFFECT UNTIL THE PATIENT IS A WRETCHED MANIAC OR DIES UNDER THE STRAIN SUGGESTION AND A STRONG WILL ARE SUCH GREAT HELPS TO HAPPINESS SUGGEST TO YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND THAT YOU ARE PERFECTLY HAPPY AND CONTENTED WITH YOUR LEGITIMATE MATE MAKE THE CURRENT BETWEEN YOU ONE OF TENDERNESS AND CHARM AND STERNLY CONTROL EVERY UNBALANCED FANCY I QUOTE HERE ANOTHER OF MY MAXIMS IT IS A WISE MAN WHO KNOWS WHEN HE IS HAPPY AND CAN APPRECIATE THE DIVINE BLISS OF THE TANGIBLE KNELL MOST OF US RETROSPECT OR ANTICIPATE AND SO LOSE THE PRESENT
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