“People think that because a novel's invented, it isn't true. Exactly the reverse is the case. Biography and memoirs can never be wholly true, since they cannot include every conceivable circumstance of what happened. The novel can do that.” PeopleThinkingCan DoCasesNovelHappenedCircumstancesMemoirReverseBiographies Book:Hearing Secret Harmonies: Book 12 of A Dance to the Music of Time Source: Hearing Secret Harmonies: Book 12 of A Dance to the Music of Time
“I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” KnowsWantNeedsGivingWellsI CanCan DoSecretSituationCircumstancesGive MeHungryPlentyFedsI Have LearnedConsumerismOverconsumptionGive Me StrengthBeing ContentContentedness Author:Paul the Apostle
“Painful things do not come to us from outside, but arise from within our own mind. Circumstances or other people have no power to make us feel bad; the most they can do is trigger the potentials for painful feelings that already exist within our own mind.” PeopleFeelsMindFeelingsCan DoCircumstancesPainfulAriseTriggersPainful ThingsPainful Feelings Author:Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
“I endeavor to drink deep of philosophy, and to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot be mended, and patient where there is no redress. The mighty can do no more, and the wise seldom do as much. ... I am resolved to make the best of all circumstances around me, that this short life may not be half lost in pains ... Between the periods of birth and burial, I would fain insert a little happiness, a little pleasure, a little peace: to-day is ours, yesterday is past, and to-morrow may never come.” MayLittlesPhilosophyWisdomPainPastLostEasyCan DoPleasureHalfWiseAcceptanceBirthPeriodsCircumstancesDrinkPatientYesterdayGladEndeavorMerryBeing WiseMorrowShort LifeBurialInsertRedress Author:Elizabeth Montagu
“Sure, it's easy to be upbeat when everything is going your way. Anyone can do that. It is far more important, however, to take a positive approach in circumstances that most people would view as negative.” PeopleWayImportantMotivationalEasyCan DoViewsCircumstancesApproachNegativeUpbeat Author:Ralph Marston
“By shifting the balance away from the individual we open the door for the individual. Because we make it obvious that anyone can do it given the right circumstance.” IndividualGivenCan DoDoorsBalanceCircumstancesObviousShifting Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.” WantYearsLooksLightMotivationCan DoFieldsCircumstancesConvinced Author:Zig Ziglar