Quotes of: Fragile-thing Keyword

Why does it have to be like this?' I asked bitterly. 'Why does life have to be so short, with all the good things passing quickly. Is it worth living at all?

Night of the Soul Stealer

Be confident in your approach to success in having a better future. Take risks, try new things, become diligent, and find new techniques because in the end you will develop a compelling emotional element.

Neglected But Undefeated

But these few are the salt of the earth; without them, human life would become a stagnant pool. Not only is it they who introduce good things which did not before exist, it is they who keep the life in those which already existed.

On Liberty

If you want one thing too much it’s likely to be a disappointment. The healthy way is to learn to like the everyday things, like soft beds and buttermilk—and feisty gentlemen.

Lonesome Dove

Always seek to learn: The leader is always learning new things and gaining new insights.

The Lawyer as Leader: How to Plant People and Grow Justice

Division and differentiation are the processes by which things are created. Since things are emerging and dissolving all the time, you cannot specify the point when this division will stop.

Lieh-tzu: A Taoist Guide to Practical Living

Forgiveness means letting go of the hope for a better past. You won't be able to forgive yourself for not doing things differently until you stop wishing things were different

Love on a Spring Morning

What a great thing, to be loved! What a greater thing still, to love! The heart becomes heroic though passion…if no one loved, the sun would go out.

Les Misérables

I planned my death carefully, unlike my life, which meandered along from one thing to another, despite my feeble attempts to control it.

Lady Oracle

There are things you forget naturally-computer passwords, your father's continuing relationship with life-and then there are things you can't forget that you wish you could.

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

Alex got angry at me because he said I didn’t understand how hard it was. And you know what? He was right. I didn’t understand. Not then.

The Last Thing I Remember

I discovered the miracle that all things that sound are music, including the dishes and silverware in the dishwasher, as long as they fulfill the illusion of showing us where life is heading.

Living to Tell the Tale

I didn't cry. Real things don't make me cry. Only false or sentimental things can do that. In this respect I'm like most civilised humans.

The Last Werewolf

We all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of saying to the world who we are.

Life's Journeys According to Mister Rogers: Things to Remember Along the Way

In simple words, whatever you were born to do, you were equipped to do it. You are a whole equipment for success!

Michelangelo | Beethoven | Shakespeare: 15 Things Common to Great Achievers

...you can take comfort that despair is the worst thing he can spring on you. Things can appear to grow worse, but if you conquer despair, no deeper pit remains to trap you.

Of Men and of Angels

We are all wealth. We are all treasure. We are the abundance of all things. Spend yourself completely.

Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

He was of the mold from which great men are made. Having said of anything 'Let it be done' he at once felt not only that it was accomplished, but that he had done it himself.

Seeing Things at Night

He couldn't seem to get his teeth into anything. Except books. The things in books was darn near more real to him than the things breathing and eating.

Sometimes a Great Notion

Single ladies, the only thing we need to be rescued from is the notion that we need to be rescued.

The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

There are some things in this world that can be done over, and some that can't. And time passing is one thing that can't be undone. Come this far, and you can't go back.

South of the Border, West of the Sun