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I had seen the great, but I had not seen the small.
[Fr., J'avais vu les grands, mais je read more
I had seen the great, but I had not seen the small.
[Fr., J'avais vu les grands, mais je n'avais pas vu les petits.]
Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there.
Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there.
When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet.
When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet.
The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who would chop off his limbs read more
The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who would chop off his limbs in order to have artificial ones which will give him no pain or trouble.
Don't change on me. Don't extort me unless you intend to do it forever.
Don't change on me. Don't extort me unless you intend to do it forever.
Never swap horses crossing a stream.
Never swap horses crossing a stream.
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the read more
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the read more
For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.
A change came o'er the spirit of my dream.
A change came o'er the spirit of my dream.