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diff --git a/desiderata_minibook.tex b/desiderata_minibook.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..307b49c --- /dev/null +++ b/desiderata_minibook.tex @@ -0,0 +1,151 @@ +\documentclass[fontsize=36pt,DIV=20,paper=a4,paper=portrait]{scrbook} + +\usepackage[l2tabu, orthodox]{nag} +\usepackage[english,shorthands=off]{babel} +\usepackage{pgfpages} +\usepackage[]{csquotes} + + +\KOMAoptions{% + paper=a4,% + parskip=half-,% + draft=false% +} + + +% 8-in-1 example pgf layout adapted by Richard Schuetz +\pgfpagesdeclarelayout{minibook} +{% + % landscaped by default + \edef\pgfpageoptionheight{\the\paperwidth}% + \edef\pgfpageoptionwidth{\the\paperheight}% +}% +{% + \pgfpagesphysicalpageoptions + {% + logical pages=8,% + physical height=\pgfpageoptionheight,% + physical width=\pgfpageoptionwidth% + } + \pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{1} + {% + resized width=.25\pgfphysicalwidth,% + resized height=.5\pgfphysicalheight,% + center=\pgfpoint{.125\pgfphysicalwidth}{.25\pgfphysicalheight},% + rotation=180% + }% + \pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{8} + {% + resized width=.25\pgfphysicalwidth,% + resized height=.5\pgfphysicalheight,% + center=\pgfpoint{.375\pgfphysicalwidth}{.25\pgfphysicalheight},% + rotation=180% + }% + \pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{7} + {% + resized width=.25\pgfphysicalwidth,% + resized height=.5\pgfphysicalheight,% + center=\pgfpoint{.625\pgfphysicalwidth}{.25\pgfphysicalheight},% + rotation=180% + }% + \pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{6} + {% + resized width=.25\pgfphysicalwidth,% + resized height=.5\pgfphysicalheight,% + center=\pgfpoint{.875\pgfphysicalwidth}{.25\pgfphysicalheight},% + rotation=180% + }% + \pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{2} + {% + resized width=.25\pgfphysicalwidth,% + resized height=.5\pgfphysicalheight,% + center=\pgfpoint{.125\pgfphysicalwidth}{.75\pgfphysicalheight}% + }% + \pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{3} + {% + resized width=.25\pgfphysicalwidth,% + resized height=.5\pgfphysicalheight,% + center=\pgfpoint{.375\pgfphysicalwidth}{.75\pgfphysicalheight}% + }% + \pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{4} + {% + resized width=.25\pgfphysicalwidth,% + resized height=.5\pgfphysicalheight,% + center=\pgfpoint{.625\pgfphysicalwidth}{.75\pgfphysicalheight}% + }% + \pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{5} + {% + resized width=.25\pgfphysicalwidth,% + resized height=.5\pgfphysicalheight,% + center=\pgfpoint{.875\pgfphysicalwidth}{.75\pgfphysicalheight}% + }% +} + + +\pgfpagesuselayout{minibook} + +\begin{document} +\title{Desiderata} +\author{Max Ehrmann} +\date{1927} +\lowertitleback{Created with \LaTeX} +\maketitle + + +\begin{verse} +Go placidly amid the noise and haste,\\ +and remember what peace there may be in silence.\\ +As far as possible without surrender\\ +be on good terms with all persons.\\ +Speak your truth quietly and clearly;\\ +and listen to others,\\ +even the dull and the ignorant;\\ +they too have their story. + +Avoid loud and aggressive persons,\\ +they are vexations to the spirit.\\ +If you compare yourself with others,\\ +you may become vain and bitter;\\ +for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.\\ +Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. + +Keep interested in your own career, however humble;\\ +it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.\\ +Exercise caution in your business affairs;\\ +for the world is full of trickery.\\ +But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;\\ +many persons strive for high ideals;\\ +and everywhere life is full of heroism. + +Be yourself.\\ +Especially, do not feign affection.\\ +Neither be cynical about love;\\ +for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment\\ +it is as perennial as the grass. + +Take kindly the counsel of the years,\\ +gracefully surrendering the things of youth.\\ +Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.\\ +But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.\\ +Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.\\ +Beyond a wholesome discipline,\\ +be gentle with yourself. + +You are a child of the universe,\\ +no less than the trees and the stars;\\ +you have a right to be here.\\ +And whether or not it is clear to you,\\ +no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. + +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. + +With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,\\ +it is still a beautiful world.\\ +Be cheerful.\\ +Strive to be happy. +\end{verse} +\end{document} + |