UNKNOWN

Doing the work was what mattered to Isaac Newton. He kept at it before the plague, during, and after his return to college. He wrote that during the plague year, he had been in the prime of his age for invention and minded Mathematics and Philosophy more than at any time since.

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Show the other party empathy. Validate their concern and give them your full attention.

Above all else, people want to know they are being heard. Every argument is about "Did you see me? Did you hear me?"

An old devotee of Lord Rama was close to his death. He heard of Buddha and wanted confirmation on God’s existence. Buddha, knowing the man was a devotee, said there was no God.

Later a devout atheist who dedicated many years to spreading the atheist message came to Buddha a...