
The problem is not to find the answer, it’s to face the answer.
INSPIRATIONAL DEEP LIFE CHANGES QUOTES HOW TO
Euripides ( Related: How to Ask the Right Question in the Right Way, ) OshoĬivilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces. To be sane in a world of madman is in itself madness.

Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality. What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were really tears? Søren KierkegaardĪll the problems of older times were scarcity… now they’re all abundance based. Maxime LagacéĪrm yourself, my heart: the thing that you must do is fearful, yet inevitable. Wisdom is observing pain and accepting it. Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is. No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell. They muddy the water, to make it seem deep. I stick my finger into existence and it smells of nothing. Nothing has more strength than dire necessity. Fyodor DostoyevskyĬommon sense is in spite of, not the result of, education. The darker the night, the brighter the stars. Take time like the river that never grows stale.

Honoré de BalzacĬlose both eyes to see with the other eye. Carl JungĪ question asked is worth more than an answer received. You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do. Maxime Lagacéīetter a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion. What you truly need is not stuff, comfort or ease, but meaning. The merit of all things lies in their difficulty. William ShakespeareĪverage people know how.

Naval RavikantĬonscience doth make cowards of us all. When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect). VoltaireĪlways go too far, because that’s where you’ll find the truth. Related: 100+ Most Famous Quotes Of All Timeĭoubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one. Kahlil GibranĪ purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved. Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit. People do not lack strength they lack will. We suffer more often in imagination than in reality. The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Lao TzuĪll generalizations are dangerous, even this one. RumiĪdversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters. Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear. Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. What is your process to reflect and grow? I can’t imagine my life without doing these. Through their words, I found some guidance for dealing with my problems and making better decisions.Ĭollecting quotes, journaling, reflecting, and meditating had a big positive effect on my life and my mental health. Then, I discovered more modern thinkers and writers like Leo Babauta, Shane Parrish, Tim Ferriss, and more recently Naval Ravikant. I was in search of answers and I felt reading thoughts by people like Confucius, Plato, Einstein, and Bruce Lee was helping me in this process. In fact, I started collecting quotes and journaling back in 2004 after I lost my girlfriend in a car accident. I’ve always loved words that inspire and make me think.

To say “I don’t have time”, is like saying, “I don’t want to”. William Arthur Wardĭon’t handicap your children by making their lives easy. Oscar Wildeīe regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work. Maxime Lagacéīe yourself everyone else is already taken. You’ll discover deep thinkers like Voltaire, Lao Tzu, Rumi, Mary Oliver, Einstein, and lots more.Įvery saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. Here are 87 of the best deep quotes I’ve collected since 2004 after my girlfriend died in a car accident. Thousands of great quotes organized by topic.īut only a few are truly deep and thought-provoking. I’ve spent over 10 000+ hours curating the best quotes.
