"He who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." Albert Einstein On the subject of committing mistakes or making mistakes, there are a multitude of quotes, sayings and wisdoms that you can take to heart. What they all have in common is that you can learn from mistakes, or also that...
We can think a lot about the future and what we can do when to have the most beautiful and predictable future possible. However, all this planning will be of no use if we do not start taking steps here and now that will bring us to that future. The following quote brings up exactly that....
Who hasn't experienced this: You're at a point in your life where you think you could have come a lot further. You are not as athletic or educated as you would like to be, or you are simply not mentally where you want to be. All of this, of course, can only be attributed to a...
"When I let go of what I am, I become what I could be.When I let go of what I have, I get what I need." - Lao Tzu / Laozi / Lau Tzu What does this quote mean? If I already have both hands full of anything, I can't pick up anything new. It is the same with our...
While in cities we are often inundated by a flood of stimuli, nature gives us time out, we have the opportunity to relax and realign. Moreover, man as such, has spent significantly more time in nature than in civilization, so you could say in nature we feel...
It has probably been drummed into you since childhood that honesty is important and right. And you also feel that this is true. But you may not yet be aware of why honesty is actually good for you. Let's take a closer look at just that. In a nutshell, being honest is good for us because...
"Death smiles at us all, the only thing to do is to smile back." Marcus Aurelius The only thing that is certain to each of us is death. To help us deal with this very thing as healthily as possible, Marcus Aurelius left us a quote. It brings nothing to face the Grim Reaper broken and sorrowful....
To practice appreciation, you have to actively work on it. There are several ways to do this, but you also have to constantly remind yourself. The easiest way is to pause for a moment with the objects we use every day and be grateful for them. However, it also becomes easier and easier the more...
Whether we find ourselves in a time marked by setbacks, or a period in our lives when we are doing well, one should always be aware that ups and downs go hand in hand. This is precisely the theme that Alan Watts, in his lecture on the fact that ups and downs go together, has treated....
Two men sat behind prison bars; one saw only mud, the other the stars. Dale Carnegie In Dale Carnegie's quote about the two men behind bars, the point is that no matter how bad our current situation seems to be, we always have a choice whether to view the world pessimistically or optimistically. It's...
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