Be cheerful, also, and seek not external help, nor the peace which others give. A man must stand straight, and not be kept straight by others. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Henri Amiel Quote – “We are never more discontented with others…”
We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves. The consciousness of wrongdoing makes us irritable, and our heart in its cunning quarrels with what is outside it, in order that it may deafen the clamour within. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “Confine yourself to the present.”
Confine yourself to the present. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “Those who do not observe the movements…”
Those who do not observe the movements of their own minds must of necessity be unhappy. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Quote from Buddhism – “Earnest among the thoughtless…”
Earnest among the thoughtless, awake among the sleeping, the wise man progresses like a racer. Buddhism (circa 500 B.C.E.)
Quote from Buddhism – “If you could see things as they are…”
If you could see things as they are, not as they appear, you would no longer inflict injuries and pains on your own selves. Buddhism (circa 500 B.C.E.)
Heraclitus Quote – “No man ever steps in the same river twice…”
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man. Heraclitus (circa 535 – 475 B.C.E.)
William Shakespeare Quote – “Men prize the thing ungain’d…”
Men prize the thing ungain’d more than it is. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
William Shakespeare Quote – “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow…”
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow; a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more: […]
William Shakespeare Quote – “But I remember now…”
But I remember now I am in this earthly world; where to do harm Is often laudable, to do good sometime Accounted dangerous folly. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)