Man is troubled not by events, but by the meaning he gives them.

Man is troubled not by events, but by the meaning he gives them.

There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write read more

There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the presumption of altering them with invention.

All epoch-making revolutionary events have been produced not by the written, but by the spoken word

All epoch-making revolutionary events have been produced not by the written, but by the spoken word

When I can't handle events, I let them handle themselves.

When I can't handle events, I let them handle themselves.

Do not seek to have events happen as you want them to, but instead want them to happen as they read more

Do not seek to have events happen as you want them to, but instead want them to happen as they do happen, and your life will go well

There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn read more

There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go.

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought read more

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.

Even a minor event in the life of a child is an event of that child's world and thus a read more

Even a minor event in the life of a child is an event of that child's world and thus a world event.

There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from.

There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from.