Perspective Quotes

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.

Predicting rain doesn't count. Building arks does.