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Perspective Quotes

Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune.

Man must rise above the Earth - to the top of the atmosphere and beyond - for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives.

The best seasoning for food is hunger; for drink, thirst.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

If you wish the sympathy of the broad masses, you must tell them the crudest and most stupid things.

It is a quite special secret pleasure how the people around us fail to realize what is really happeningto them.

We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you arethe one who gets burned.

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.

We think too much and feel too little.

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.

A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction.

Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking.

Cutting negative people from my life does not mean I hate them, it simply means I respect me.

It's better being completely ridiculous than unbelievably boring.

Do not complain about growing old. It is a privilege denied to many.

The only way round is through.

The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.

The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.