#paradox

Here is the paradox of the thing we call freedom: the farther we wander from God and the more we try to break free from him, the more enchained we become. Every step we take away from Him leads us farther from the freedom of Jesus and closer to the cruelty of Cain. ↗

— Steven James

#cruelty #freedom #god #jesus #paradox

I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant. ↗

— Markus Zusak

#life #paradox #life

Λόγια που είναι πολύ σωστά φαίνονται σαν παράδοξα. ↗

— Λάο-Τσε

#psychology #religion #right #words #religion

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#mistakes #paradox #timidity #wisdom #wisdom

Religion. It's given people hope in a world torn apart by religion. ↗

— Jon Stewart

#organized-religion #paradox #religion #hope

In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. (Mr. Dumby, Act III) ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#acting

You are never too old to become younger! ↗

— Mae West

#paradox #poetry #story #story-telling #youthfulness

A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to. ↗

— Banksy

#initiative #oxymoron #paradox #independence

Let go of certainty. The opposite isn't uncertainty. It's openness, curiosity and a willingness to embrace paradox, rather than choose up sides. The ultimate challenge is to accept ourselves exactly as we are, but never stop trying to learn and grow. ↗

— Tony Schwartz

#certainty #curiosity #growing #learning #letting-go

It's weird not to be weird. ↗

— John Lennon

#individualism #paradox #individuality