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Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for
the things we did not read more
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for
the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; an
optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; an
optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.
Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.
The awakening has begun!.
The awakening has begun!.
It's important to me that money not be important to me.
It's important to me that money not be important to me.
A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; A
terrace nine stories read more
A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; A
terrace nine stories high rises from hodfuls of earth; A journey of a
thousand miles starts from beneath one's feet.
The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake read more
The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves is wrong. We get so identified with an idea that it is literally a "pet" notion and we rise to its defense and stop our eyes and ears to anything different.
The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we
hold of ourselves with the appalling things that read more
The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we
hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about
us.
The supply of time is a daily miracle. You wake up in the morning and
lo! Your purse is magnificently read more
The supply of time is a daily miracle. You wake up in the morning and
lo! Your purse is magnificently filled with 24 hours of the unmanufactured
tissue of the universe of life. It is yours! The most precious of your
possessions.
