All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.
— Anatole France
Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century:
Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others;
Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected;
Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it;
Refusing to set aside trivial preferences;
Neglecting development and refinement of the mind;
Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do.
—
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Our most difficult task as a friend is to offer understanding when we don’t understand.
— Robert Brault
Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it.
— Claude Monet (via areyouhappyenough)
(Source: emotional-algebra)
Don’t fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.
— Bruce Lee
You’re going to change your mind a thousand times. That’s a good thing. Only imbeciles never change their minds.
— Anna Rascouët-Paz
Remember the future comes one day at a time.
— Dean Acheson
