All Quotes
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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.Herbert Spencer
Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt.Thomas Merton
Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.Thomas Fuller
Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim.George Santayana, Life of Reason (1905) vol. 1, Introduction
Many would be cowards if they had courage enough.Thomas Fuller
Mistakes, obviously, show us what needs improving. Without mistakes, how would we know what we had to work on?Peter McWilliams, Life 101
To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.Peter McWilliams, Life 101
Resentment is anger directed at others--at what they did or did not do.Peter McWilliams, Life 101
Guilt is anger directed at ourselves--at what we did or did not do.Peter McWilliams, Life 101
