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Longing not so much to change things as to overturn them.
[Lat., Non tam commutandarum, quam evertendarum rerum cupidi.]
Longing not so much to change things as to overturn them.
[Lat., Non tam commutandarum, quam evertendarum rerum cupidi.]
Shrine of the mighty! can it be,
That this is all remains of thee?
Shrine of the mighty! can it be,
That this is all remains of thee?
We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't, it is easier to ignore the facts than to read more
We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't, it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions. -Jessamyn West.
Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.
Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.
Times change and we change with them. The stars rule men but God
rules the stars.
[Lat., Tempora read more
Times change and we change with them. The stars rule men but God
rules the stars.
[Lat., Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis.
Astra regunt homines, sed regit astra Deus.]
No sensible man (among the many things that have been written on
this kind) ever imputed inconsistency to another read more
No sensible man (among the many things that have been written on
this kind) ever imputed inconsistency to another for changing his
mind.
[Lat., Nemo doctus unquam (multa autem de hoc genere scripta
sunt) mutationem consili inconstantiam dixit esse.]
I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing read more
I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.
I had seen the great, but I had not seen the small.
[Fr., J'avais vu les grands, mais je read more
I had seen the great, but I had not seen the small.
[Fr., J'avais vu les grands, mais je n'avais pas vu les petits.]
When you blame others, you give up your power to change. -Dr. Robert Anthony.
When you blame others, you give up your power to change. -Dr. Robert Anthony.
