Perspective…

May 30, 2010

in Wisdom

Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn’t mean he lacks vision. – Stevie Wonder

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you. – Andre Gide

I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an object be what it may, – light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautiful. – John Constable

I think there’s an ongoing effort involved in trying to get a bigger perspective, trying to let go of things that limit your capacity to love and be loved or your capacity to hear and to really speak. – Meg Ryan

The same fence that shuts others out shuts you in. – Bill Copeland

In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

If you do not raise your eyes you will think that you are the highest point. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning. – Ivy Baker Priest

A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works. – Bill Vaughan

If you’re being run out of town, get in front of the crowd and make it look like a parade. – Author Unknown

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves by our intentions. – Ian Percy

A penny will hide the biggest star in the Universe if you hold it close enough to your eye. – Samuel Grafton

We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. – Anaïs Nin

The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress. – Joseph Joubert, Pensées, 1842

The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy who invented the other three, he was a genius. – Sid Caesar

As far as the Moon is concerned, he is always full. – Terri Guillemets

Flowers often grow more beautifully on dunghills than in gardens that look beautifully kept. – Saint Francis de Sales

If I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been revered as a fabulous model. Kate Moss? Well, she would have been the paintbrush. – Dawn French

The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. – Russian Proverb

My play was a complete success. The audience was a failure. – Ashleigh Brilliant

A boil is no big deal. On someone else’s neck. – Jewish Saying

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