Quotes I like.

Published on August 9, 2004 By dharmagrl In Philosophy

For no particular reason (other than I feel like it) and in no particular order (just as I recall them)....

'Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand' -Baruch Spinoza.

'You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.....You must do the thing you cannot do'. - Eleanor Roosevelt

'We have met the enemy and he is us' - Walt Kelly

'Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more commonplace than unsuccessful men wth talent. Genius will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and Determination alone are omnipotent' - Calvin Coolidge

'Perfectionism is the voice of the opressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life' - Anne Lamott

'There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm' - Willa Cather (as I learned this past year ~ Dharma)

'Once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always' -Margery Williams

'There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it' - Edith Wharton

.....and finally (for today, anyway)

'We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring, Will be to arrive where we started, and know the place for the first time' - T.S. Eliot.

I hope you enjoy them...or perhaps even gain something from them.

Comments

Janders

on Aug 09, 2004

'We have met the enemy and he is us' - Walt Kelly
This is so true... I am working on being a friend instead of foe to myself.

dharmagrl

on Aug 09, 2004

'We have met the enemy and he is us' - Walt Kelly
This is so true... I am working on being a friend instead of foe to myself

Me too.

There's a songthat has a line about that very thing (can't remember who sang it)

'It's no surprise to me, I am my own worst enemy'

That's me all over.

chiprj

on Aug 09, 2004

I think this would have been more appropriate for your optimism/pessimism/realism article but for some reason, I brain farted this quote. It's one of my all time favorites:

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; the pessimist fears that this is true. - James Branch Cabell

chiprj

on Aug 09, 2004

'It's no surprise to me, I am my own worst enemy'

Lit - My own worst enemy

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