O, that men’s ears should be To counsel deaf, but not to flattery! William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
William Shakespeare Quote – “His overthrow heap’d happiness upon him…”
His overthrow heap’d happiness upon him; For then, and not till then, he felt himself, And found the blessedness of being little: And, to add greater honours to his age Than man could give him, he died fearing God. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “Take away your opinion…”
Take away your opinion and there is taken away the complaint, “I have been harmed.” Take away the complaint, “I have been harmed,” and the harm is taken away. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “I have often wondered how it is…”
I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
William Shakespeare Quote – “He that loves to be flattered…”
He that loves to be flattered is worthy o’ the flatterer. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
Henri Amiel Quote – “A man can understand what is similar to…”
A man can understand what is similar to something already existing in himself. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Henri Amiel Quote – “We can only give what we have.”
We can only give what we have. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Rabia of Basra Quote – “I am fully qualified to work as a doorkeeper…”
I am fully qualified to work as a doorkeeper, and for this reason: What is inside me, I don’t let out: What is outside me, I don’t let in. If someone comes in, he goes right out again — He has nothing to do with me at all. I am a Doorkeeper of the Heart, not a lump of wet […]
Henri Amiel Quote – “Man is nothing but contradiction…”
Man is nothing but contradiction; the less he knows it the more dupe he is. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Henri Amiel Quote – “It is dangerous to abandon one’s self…”
It is dangerous to abandon one’s self to the luxury of grief, for it deprives one of courage and even the wish for recovery. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)