Quotes About Perspective

A fé lhe ensina aquilo que lhe cumpre fazer. A memória lhe mostra aonde vão parar todas estas coisas, trazendo-lhe presente à lembrança a morte daqueles que ela viu desfrutar dessas frivolidades, e como algumas foram súbitas e quão depressa foram esquecidas por todos;

I have never asked God to let me die young, It is true I have always thought I should do so, but it is a favour I have not tried to obtain.

A warrior lives by challenge. The average man sees everything in his life as either a blessing or a curse; the warrior sees everything as a challenge.

When one looks at the world directly, the eyes fixate the assemblage point, and no more movement is possible. Under such conditions there can be no fluidity or sobriety. Therefore one should not look at the world directly; that is, one should not stare, but glance around casually and at ease. This is true even if one is using the inner vision to look at one's own inner world.

Personal history is the self-image a man has acquired because of his view of the world - an image which he projects into the world around him.

Concepts such as age, place of birth and parentage can only have meaning within the context of personal history.

The mistake of man is that he always seeks explanations which uphold his view of the world.

The world is what you have chosen to believe it is. Likewise you are whatever you have chosen to believe you are.

We are whatever we believe ourselves to be.

No man can claim that he would have power if his life or circumstances were different.

Everything in life is but a challenge. Challenges can never be good or bad; we make of our challenges what we will.

It is insanity for any man to wish for a different life to the one he has. Such wishes are based upon the demented idea that cowardice or laziness, or both, are honourable pursuits.

Internal dialogue is the sum total of all mental and emotional activity directed at maintaining our view of the world.

No matter what your spiritual condition is, no matter where you find yourself in the universe, your choice is always the same: to expand your awareness or contract it.

The Great Bookkeeper up in the sky has always been reluctant to give me money. Or perhaps I never learned to think big. I decided that if your demands are less than your income, you are rich, but if your demands are greater, you feel poor. The trick is to adjust your demands.

When you learn to love hell, you will be in heaven.

Inside yourself or outside, you never have to change what you see, only the way you see it.

Don't let one bad moment ruin your day. Think of it as a bad minute, not a bad day, and you'll be OK. Stress begins when your worry list is longer than your gratitude list. Happiness begins when your gratitude list is longer than your worry list. So find something to be thankful for today. Be sure to appreciate what you've got. Be thankful for the little things in life that mean a lot.

When you begin to see others as people,' Ben told me, 'issues related to race, ethnicity, religion, and so on begin to look and feel different. You end up seeing people who have hopes, dreams, fears, and even justifications that resemble your own.

Whenever we are in the box, we have a need that is met by others' poor behavior. And so our boxes encourage more poor behavior in others, even if that behavior makes our lives more difficult.

Don't make assumptions.

Don't spend more than 5 minutes worrying about something that won't matter in five years.

Virginity is in the lies of the beholder.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.