Quotes About Perspective

As so often in life, things are not always what it seems.

We tend to seek captivity because we are used to seeing freedom as something that has neither frontiers nor responsibilities.

For her, everyday was the same, and when each day is the same as next, it's because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day the sun rises.

Joy is like sex – it begins and ends. I want pleasure. I want to be contended, but happiness? I no longer fall into that trap.

La conciencia de la muerte nos anima a vivir más

the best way to know who we are is often to find out how others see us. This doesn't mean that we should do what others expect us to do, but it helps us to understand ourselves better.

I will at least have gained one very happy day in my life. Considering the way the world is, one happy day is almost a miracle.

Nadie puede juzgar, sólo uno sabe la dimensión de su propio sufrimiento o de la ausencia total de sentido de su vida.

The world is divided into those who understand me and those who don't. In the case of the latter, I simply leave them to torment themselves trying to gain my sympathy.

Never hate jealous people.They are jealous because they think you are better than them.

At some point, we have each said through our tears, I'm suffering for a love that's not worth it. We suffer because we feel we are giving more than we receive. We suffer because we feel we are giving more than we receive. We suffer because our love is going unrecognized. We suffer because we are unable to impose our own rules. But ultimately there is no good reason for our suffering, for in every love lies the seed of our growth.

Quien ama esperando una recompensa está perdiendo el tiempo.

we who determine how quickly time passes.

He who knows the treasure he has: his days and hours of life, which can change everything which goes on around him.

If someone comes to you with a gift, and you do not accept it, who does the gift belong to? - asked the Samurai.

A writer once said that it is not time that changes man, nor knowledge; the only thing that can change someone's mind is love.

Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong, my dear, said her father looking at the clock. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day

You don't have to climb a mountain to find out whether or not it's high.

And then they want the person to change. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.

I remember the many occasions on which help has come from people whom I though had nothing to add to my life.

Seek out those who think differently from you and whom you will never be able to convince that you are right.

The Secret of Happiness lies in looking at all the wonders of the world and never forgetting the two drops of oil in the spoon.

Well there is only one piece of advice I can give you' said the wisest of the wise men. 'The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never forget the drops of oil on the spoon