Quotes About Boundaries

those who lack self-definition, whether they are children, marriage partners, employees, clients, therapists, or supervisors, will always perceive those who are well-defined to be "headstrong.

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.

The absurd is clear reason recognizing its limits.

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

Life offers a cruel choice: you can be right or happy. Not both. This is true regardless of whom you may be involved with, but it is especially true if there is an emotional vampire in your life.

Emotional Vampires are not intrinsically evil, but their immaturity allows them to operate without thinking about whether their actions are good or bad. Vampires see other people as potential sources for whatever they happen to need at the moment, not as separate human beings with needs and feelings of their own. Rather than evil itself, vampires' perceptual distortion is a doorway through which evil may easily enter.

The born watchdog patrols his beat once in so often during the night. At all times he must sleep with one ear and one eye alert. By day or by night he must discriminate between the visitor whose presence is permitted and the trespasser whose presence is not. He must know what class of undesirables to scare off with a growl and what class needs stronger measures. He must also know to the inch the boundaries of his own master's land.

Ambos quieren un pedazo de mí. Y mientras más quieren, menos les doy.

Cierra las puertas de tu rostro para que no digan luego que aquella mujer enamorada fuiste tú.

This is true freedom: to be capable of leaving ourselves, crossing the boundaries of our little world to open up the universe.

Es dificil que alguien te rompe el corazon. Generalmente eres tu mientras tratas de meterlo a la fuerza en donde sabes bien que no cabe

You can't respect yourself if you're letting someone beat you up–inside or out.

If you want rest, you have to take it. You have to resist the lure of busyness, make time for rest, take it seriously, and protect it from a world that is intent on stealing it. History

Rest is not something that the world gives us. It's never been a gift. It's never been something you do when you've finished everything else. If you want rest, you have to take it. You have to resist the lure of busyness, make time for rest, take it seriously, and protect it from a world that is intent on stealing it.

Territorial disputes have at all times been found one of the most fertile sources of hostility among nations. Perhaps the greatest proportion of wars that have desolated the earth have sprung from this origin.

Remembrance and reflection how allied. What thin partitions divides sense from thought.

Launch not beyond your depth

So vast is art, so narrow human wit

I find luxury only encourages guests to outstay their welcome. A reptile or two keeps everyone on their toes

For God's sake, stop sniffing me," she gritted. "It is rude.

We all have neighbors. Greet them on the sidewalk or in the elevator, but try not to peer through their windows. Windows are to look out from, not into.

Children accept the world as they find it; I took it for granted that all civilized men hid behind walls, and that the open country belonged to barbarians; but I also took it for granted that barbarians could never get inside the walls.

As a leader, you must choose wisely with whom you will socialize. Friendship with a subordinate or congregant can be a blessing or a trap fraught with dangers.