“It is only by following your deepest instinct
that you can lead a rich life,
and if you let your fear of consequence
prevent you from following your deepest instinct,
then your life will be safe, expedient and thin.”
~ Katharine Butler Hathaway
“It is only by following your deepest instinct
that you can lead a rich life,
and if you let your fear of consequence
prevent you from following your deepest instinct,
then your life will be safe, expedient and thin.”
~ Katharine Butler Hathaway
“It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope.
We are apt to shut our eyes against the painful truth,
and listen to the song of that siren,
till she transforms us into beasts.”
~ Patrick Henry (1736-1799)
“God made the world round so we would never be able to see too far down the road.”
~ Isak Dinesen
“The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.”
~ Hasidic saying
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling,
but in rising every time we fall.”
~ Confucius
“Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.”
~ Brian Tracy
Well, I guess I’m doomed to misery and failure for the rest of my pitiful life. :(
Hehe.
“A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her…but she can never forgive him for the sacrifices he makes on her account.”
~ W. Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965), The Moon and Sixpence
“Man should not consider his material possessions his own, but common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need.”
~ Thomas Aquinas (1224-1274), Philosopher