Quotes About Perspective

It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: And this, too, shall pass away.

I would then like to know how it comes about that when each piece of a story is true, the whole story turns out to be false?

I would like to call upon his friends everywhere to consider how they have come in so short a time to view this matter in a way so entirely different from their former belief; to ask whether they are not being borne along by an irresistible current--whither, they know not.

I cannot but express gratitude that the true view of this element of discord among us--as I believe it is--is attracting more and more attention.

As my grandmother used to say: You're such a brain, you can worry more in one minute than other people can in a whole year.

Being positive in a negative situation is not naive -- it's leadership!

It is accepted that Father Time is, as subscribed, a Man, if not of male gender, time certainly is no kind friend to women.

Expectations placed low enough are rarely disappointed.

The things we learn in our formative years stay with us. Right or wrong, the lessons of our youth shape our adult view of the world. Having been raised Amish, I was taught to believe the best about people. Most of the time that philosophy serves me well. I still believe that the majority of people are fundamentally good. As a cop, though, I'm keenly aware that many are not.

I used to subscribe to the belief that a person's loved ones are the people who know them best. It wasn't until I had some life experience under my belt that I learned the premise couldn't be farther from the truth. Sometimes a person's loved ones are the last to know—or the last to acknowledge—a fault or weakness. That's especially true when you're Amish.

When What Ifs come into our lives, we must ask ourselves if we're going to judge God by the circumstances we don't understand or judge the circumstances in light of the character of God.

We grow up when we see our life and our role from God's perspective; when we thank God for the role He has assigned us and begin to see our cup as a gift instead of a cross; when each morning we ask, "God, how can I glorify You today in my given role?

Happiness is getting what we want; contentment is wanting what we get.

Contentment comes from a proper relationship to God, not from a response to the circumstances. Our

And in the end, we are all just stories

Be careful to neither agree nor disagree with what anyone says until you (clearly) understand what he or she is saying.

When questions requiring reasoned judgment are reduced to matters of subjective preference, counterfeit critical thinking occurs. Some people, then, come to uncritically assume that everyone's "opinion" is of equal value.

Those who think differently from us sometimes possess truths we have not yet discovered.

Nothing you think at twenty-five is so.

Could it be there are storms in our lives where our perspective may not match God's? Even when it's impossible to see our circumstances from God's point of view, we can still trust him with anything and everything. And because we trust him, we can praise him no matter what. So, praise him even in your darkest hour, because someday, whether on this side of heaven or the other, we will see what God was doing all along. So why wait? Use your faith and

Here's what God wants. He wants you to look up. He wants you to trust him.

Oftentimes, God keeps his ways a secret, but when we have a grateful heart, God may open our eyes so we can see the joy we might have otherwise missed.

To illustrate, let's try this thought experiment: Tell yourself, "I'm going to make three sales calls today." How does it feel? Most likely, it feels pretty "meh." Now, tell yourself, "I'm going to make 50 sales calls today." Which are you more excited to do?

Some things are true whether you believe them or not.