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They who forgive most shall be most forgiven.
They who forgive most shall be most forgiven.
I've not got a first in philosophy without being able to muddy things pretty satisfactory.
I've not got a first in philosophy without being able to muddy things pretty satisfactory.
Honeymoon: A short period of doting between dating and debting.
Honeymoon: A short period of doting between dating and debting.
The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.
The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.
When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months read more
When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we're still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on--series polygamy--until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter.
There is no feeling more comforting and consoling than knowing you are right next to the one you love.
There is no feeling more comforting and consoling than knowing you are right next to the one you love.
I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self respect.
I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self respect.
Let this be understood, then, at starting; that the patient conquest of difficulties which rise in the regular and legitimate read more
Let this be understood, then, at starting; that the patient conquest of difficulties which rise in the regular and legitimate channels of business and enterprise is not only essential in securing the success which you seek but it is essential to that preparation of your mind, requisite for the enjoyment of your successes, and for retaining them when gained. So, day by day, and week by week; so month after month, and year after year, work on, and in that process gain strength and symmetry, and nerve and knowledge, that when success, patiently and bravely worked for, shall come, it may find you prepared to receive it and keep it,.
Rabbi Zusya said that on the Day of Judgment, God would ask him, not why he had not been Moses, read more
Rabbi Zusya said that on the Day of Judgment, God would ask him, not why he had not been Moses, but why he had not been Zusya.