It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then. Lewis Carroll (1832 – 1898)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “Cast away your opinion and you are saved…”
Cast away your opinion and you are saved. Who hinders you from casting it away? Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “When you have been compelled by circumstances…”
When you have been compelled by circumstances to be disturbed in any manner, quickly return to yourself, and do not continue out of tune longer than the compulsion lasts. You will have increasing control over your own harmony by continually returning to it. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “Today I have escaped from all trouble…”
Today I have escaped from all trouble, or rather, I have cast out all trouble, for it was not outside me, but within, and in my opinions. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “There is no one who hinders you…”
There is no one who hinders you from always doing and saying the things which are according to the nature of which you are a part. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “Regarding that which happens in harmony with nature…”
Regarding that which happens in harmony with nature, we ought to blame neither gods, for they do nothing wrong either voluntarily or involuntarily, nor men, for they do nothing wrong except unconsciously. Consequently, we should blame no one. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “It is in our power to have no opinion about a thing…”
It is in our power to have no opinion about a thing, and not to be disturbed in our soul, for things themselves have no natural power to form our judgements. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Leo Tolstoy Quote – “Men recognize that in their lives something is wrong…”
Men recognize that in their lives something is wrong, and that something needs improving. Man is able to improve only that one thing which is in his power: himself. But in order to improve oneself one must first of all recognize one’s own deficiencies, and this one does not desire to do. Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910)
Leo Tolstoy Quote – “Why do the people behave so unreasonably?…”
Why do the people behave so unreasonably? Because, from long continued deception, they no longer see the connection between their bondage and their own share in the deeds of violence. And why don’t they see this connection? For the same reason which lies at the root of all human misery — because they have no faith, and without faith men […]
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quote – “Human anguish is the product of…”
Human anguish is the product of the loss by man of his true identity. Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900 – 1944)