Melancholia

"Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe"


(I am standing with one foot in the grave),

Monday, June 10, 2013

Quotes


One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it. — French Proverb


Gratitude is the memory of the heart. — French Proverb


"Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn." -Gore Vidal


Little by little, through patience and repeated effort, the mind will become stilled in the Self. 
— Bhagavad Gita


The self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal peace. — Bhagavad Gita

To all those who walk the path of human cooperation war must appear loathsome and inhuman. — Alfred Adler


A lie would have no sense unless the truth were to feel dangerous. — Alfred Adler


 The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge. — Bertrand Russell


To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. — Bertrand Russell


What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on the moon but that they set eye on the earth. — Norman Cousins


Life is an adventure in forgiving. — Norman Cousins


Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. — Natalie Goldberg


Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go. — Natalie Goldberg


We will be known forever by the tracks that we leave. — Native American Proverb


Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way! — Native American Proverb


Never criticize a man until you have walked a mile in his moccasins. — Native American Proverb


Much learning does not teach understanding. — Heraclitus


Nothing endures but change. Change is the only constant. — Heraclitus


You cannot step twice into the same river. — Heraclitus


Change is the only constant. — Heraclitus


 If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. — Isaac Newton


If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention than to any other talent. — Isaac Newton


Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy. — Isaac Newton


An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail. — Isaac Newton


If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulder of giants. — Isaac Newton




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