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Situated in some nebulous distance I do what I do so that the universal balance of which I am a part may remain a balance.
I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.
Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.
I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.
Whoever is happy will make others happy.
Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!
I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.
The life you have led doesn't need to be the only life you have.
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.
Your problem isn't the problem, it's your attitude about the problem.
Don't settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. We need to live the best that's in us.
Direction, not intention determines your destination.
At one point in your life, you'll have the thing you want or the reasons why you don't.
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.
Hate brings me to my knees, love gets me on my feet.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be...including our perception. Of it
Use your fear... it can take you to the place where you store your courage.
Every day may not be good... but there's something good in every day
Life is beautiful. You have to be thankful that we are living. Wherever you look is beauty. I know about the bad things, but I look for the good things.
We think in generalities, but we live in detail.
It is always easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.
I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.
There is nothing impossible to him who will try.
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself.
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.
I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive knowledge.
Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity. From discord find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day.
But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
