Quotes About Resilience

Massimo Pigliucci

Your confidence lies not in the outcome,

One of the key tenets of Stoicism is that we ought to recognize, and take seriously, the difference between what we can and cannot master.

De qué sirve volver a los sufrimientos pasados y ser infeliz porque tiempo atrás lo fuimos?

Existen dos cosas que es menester cortar: el temor a lo futuro y la memoria de las molestias pasadas: éstas ya no me atañen, aquél aún no.»

no importa lo que soportas, sino cómo lo soportas».

las dificultades representan oportunidades para convertirte en una persona mejor y, con la práctica, es posible emocionarse con esas oportunidades. La virtud es un regalo que perdura:

Epictetus suggests that those who fall into circumstances they wish to avoid are those who suffer misfortune, by which he means that much suffering comes from a disconnect between what you want to happen and what actually happens. Or, as the Stoics would say, what is in accordance to nature as opposed to contrary to nature.

But as Epictetus tells his students: "Remember that it is we who torment, we who make difficulties for ourselves—that is, our opinions do. What, for instance, does it mean to be insulted? Stand by a rock and insult it, and what have you accomplished? If someone responds to insult like a rock, what has the abuser gained with his invective?

What should we do then? Make the best use of what is in our power, and treat the rest in accordance with its nature." Epictetus, Discourses I, 1.17

Like flowers in a storm, life is full of goodbyes

You've got to admit, slick, you got a skill for avoiding the devil." "That just means that now the devils out there, looking for me...and that devil is very mad.

The fear comes back but I don't listen to it. I decide the fear itself is nothing of merit, a few little chemicals in my brain, dripping the wrong way. I walk right over and if I must I will walk right through.

It's foolish and a desperate plan, but I accept that I am a foolish and desperate individual, so it's perfect.

A veces nos derrumbamos hasta tal punto que incluso la idea de la felicidad nos asusta.

Si tienes miedo a hacerte daño, aumentas la probabilidad de que eso mismo suceda... Sé prudente y sobre todo, entrégate sin reservas.

Un sueño roto bien pegado puede volverse aún más bello y sólido. Hasta el punto de hacer añicos los límites de lo real.

À vivre trop longtemps avec un bunker à la place du cœur, on s'habitue à la noirceur.

Well hit a broken dream can become even more beautiful and solid. So much to shatter the limits of reality.

Lee, sueña, descansa, diviértete. No cedas a la desesperación. Usa tus sueños. Y si están rotos, ¡pégalos! Un sueño roto bien pegado puede volverse aún más bello de lo que era. Ama las cosas. ¡Estás vivo! Y lucha solo: de ahí saldrá tu fuerza interior

Le but du jeu pour moi, c'est de rester vivant malgré la mort.

Aprenderás a masticar los cataclismos, pequeño, y te los tragarás!

Hay una acacia, ya sé que solo da espinas y sombras cortantes, pero está viva, tendrás algo vivo a tu lado. Te dará de beber su savia, te escaparás a través de sus raíces y florecerás desplegándote hacia el cielo.

Ti amo di sbieco perché ho un cuore malandato fin dalla nascita. I medici mi hanno formalmente vietato di innamorarmi perché il mio orologio-cuore è troppo fragile per resistere. Ciò nonostante ho messo la mia vita nelle tue mani, perché oltre al sogno, tu mi hai regalato una dose d'amore tanto forte che mi sono sentito capace di affrontare qualunque cosa per te.