Perspective Quotes

"If you don't have any shadows, you're not standing in the light" "Better hope deferred than none." "A man's maturity consists in having found again the seriousness one had as a child at play" "Life is not a spectacle or feast; it is a predicament." "Being seventy is not a sin" "Don't be humble... you're not that great" "The direction of education is to turn the mind" "Those who are able to see beyond the shadows" "Happiness is not the surplus of pleasant over unpleasant moments" "I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger" "Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim." "Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours." "If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder." "It’s not going to do any good to land on Mars if we’re stupid." "When someone asks you, A penny for your thoughts, and you put your two cents in, what happens to the other penny?" "If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool" "One cannot live forever by ignoring reality." "Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines." "The only thing certain is nothing is certain." "A straight oar looks bent in the water."