perspective Quotes

“Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me.”

“World-view is a product of life-view, not vice versa.”

“Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice, but in such a way that we are transported from the world of unrest to a world of peace, and see reality in a new way, as if... ...

“Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host.”

“In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.”

“An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind.”