Nothing is more annoying than a low man raised to a high
position.
[Lat., Asperius nihil est humil read more

Nothing is more annoying than a low man raised to a high
position.
[Lat., Asperius nihil est humil cum surgit in altum.]

Weep not that the world changes -- did it keep a stable, changeless state, it were a cause indeed to read more

Weep not that the world changes -- did it keep a stable, changeless state, it were a cause indeed to weep.

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.

None of us knows what the next change is going to be, what unexpected opportunity is just around the corner, read more

None of us knows what the next change is going to be, what unexpected opportunity is just around the corner, waiting a few months or a few years to change all the tenor of our lives.

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.]

It seldom happens that a man changes his life through his habitual reasoning. No matter how fully he may sense read more

It seldom happens that a man changes his life through his habitual reasoning. No matter how fully he may sense the new plans and aims revealed to him by reason, he continues to plod along in old paths until his life becomes frustrating and unbearable - he finally makes the change only when his usual life can no longer be tolerated.

Behold, I show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, read more

Behold, I show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye... -Corinthians.

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.

To change one's life: 1. Starte immediately, 2. Do it flamboyantly, 3. No exceptions. -William James.

To change one's life: 1. Starte immediately, 2. Do it flamboyantly, 3. No exceptions. -William James.