#gem

Life is short. Art long. Opportunity is fleeting. Expierience treacherous. Judgement difficult. ↗

— Geoffrey Chaucer

#art

It is only on the basis of the probable and the apparent that men bereft of a sixth sense are able to sit in judgment over other men. ↗

— Petrus Borel

#justice #men

And after and for a long time to come he'd have reason to evoke the recollection of [the strangers'] smiles and to reflect upon the good will which provoked them for it had power to protect and to confer honor and to strengthen resolve and it had the power to heal men and to bring them to safety long after all other resources were exhausted. ↗

— Cormac McCarthy

#heal #smiles #men

I change the world, the world changes me. ↗

— Libba Bray

#gemma-doyle #inspirational #world #change

I spent a lot of money of booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just squandered. ↗

— George Best

#money #money-management #money

Remember, buying something is not the problem. The problem comes when we believe, for that moment, that the object we’re buying is going to make us happy. ↗

— Celso Cukierkorn

#money-management #prosperity #money

As my father used to say: "There are two sure ways to lose a friend, one is to borrow, the other to lend. ↗

— Patrick Rothfuss

#loans #money-management #money

Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement. ↗

— Daniel H. Pink

#compliance #control #engagement #motivation #motivational

Let's stop judging others, and relieve them of the heavy burden they are carrying on their shoulders because of us. ↗

— Saurabh Sharma

#motivation #self-help #social-burden #society #motivational

You are honest enough by nature to be able to see and judge your own self clearly - and that is a great thing. Never lose that honesty, Bobby - always be honest with yourself, know your own motives for what they are, good or bad, make your own decisions firmly and justly - and you will be a fine, strong character, of some real use in this muddled world of ours! ↗

— Enid Blyton

#decisions #firm #honesty #judgement #motives