Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. – Rainer Maria Rilke Category: Adversity
It is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wartime Writings 1939-1944, translated from French by Category: Adversity
If you want to forget all your other troubles, wear too tight shoes. – The Houghton Line, November 1965 Category: Adversity
Only when we realize that there is no eternal, unchanging truth or absolute truth can we arouse in ourselves a sense of intellectual responsibility. – Hu Shih Category: Truth
Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy. – Charlie McCarthy Category: Laziness
Optimism. The doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly. – Ambrose Bierce Category: Optimism