“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.”
Tip: press → for another quote, C to copy, S to share.
Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.
The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.
Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.