“Deep down, all the while, she was waiting for something to happen. Like a sailor in distress, she kept casting desperate glances over the solitary waster of her life, seeking some white sail in the distant mists of the horizon. She had no idea by what wind it would reach her, toward what shore it would bear her, or what kind of craft it would be – tiny boat or towering vessel, laden with heartbreaks or filled to the gunwhales with rapture. But every morning when she awoke she hoped that today would be the day; she listened for every sound, gave sudden starts, was surprised when nothing happened; and then, sadder with each succeeding sunset, she longed for tomorrow.”
― Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
Category: Quotes
Eternity – William Blake
“To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour”
– William Blake
Version of you – Unknown
“If the version of you from 5 years ago could see you right now, they’d be so proud of you.
Keep going.”
– Unknown
Be humble – Serbian proverb
“Be humble, for you are made of earth. Be noble, for you are made of stars.”
– Serbian proverb
Voting – Turkish Proverb
“The Forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood he was one of them.”
– Turkish Proverb
Whiteboards – Unknown
“Whiteboards are remarkable.”
– Unknown
Loss – Arthur Schopenhauer
“Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.”
– Arthur Schopenhauer
Hire – David Ogilvy
“Don’t hire a dog, then bark yourself!”
– David Ogilvy
Bad tendencies – Alain de Botton
“The best cure for one’s bad tendencies is to observe them at work in another person.”
– Alain de Botton
Learn – Socrates
“Smart people learn from everything and everyone, average people from their experiences, stupid people already have all the answers.”
– Socrates
Valentine’s Day – Very Grumpy Cat
“If you’re sad about being alone on Valentine’s Day, just remember.. Nobody loves you on the other days of the year either.”
– Very Grumpy Cat @verygrumpycat
Permanent choices
“Never make permanent choices when in a highly emotional state. Act from love not for love.”
– Unknown
Safe – Albert Einstein
“A ship is always safe at the shore – but that is NOT what it is built for.”
― Albert Einstein
Well adjusted – Jiddu Krishnamurti
“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.”
– Jiddu Krishnamurti
Santa – George Carlin
“The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live”
– George Carlin