I've been spending some of my free time (which isn't often much) lately reading quotes. I love seeing how people can eloquently, simply or abstractly express truth.
Favorite one I found today says "True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost." - Arthur Ashe
"A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions." - Arthur Ashe - I'd say that's a pretty decent description of integrity too...
"In this world we do not see things as they are. We see them as we are, because what we see depends mainly on what we are looking for." - John Lubbock - Its funny how we can forget this sometimes. We get caught up in what we see and think it is absolute truth, forgetting that our sight is dependent on our human, imperfect eyes. On the other side of it, we can allow other people's opinions of us to affect our own self-perception, forgetting that their sight, too, is dependent on imperfect vision.
"Faith is not certainty. Faith is the courage to live with uncertainty." - Jonathan Sacks - Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen? Yep.
"Women who seek to be equal to men lack ambition." - Timothy Leary - Hehe.
"Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control." - James Allen
"Truth resides best in that which looks ridiculous." - Eugene J. Martin
Me off.
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