“When Goethe says that in every human condition foes lie in wait for us, "invincible only by cheerfulness and equanimity," he does not mean that we can at all times be really cheerful, or at a moment's notice; but that the endeavor to look at the better side of things will produce the habit, and that this habit is the surest safeguard against the danger of sudden evils.” HumansLooksMeanDoeMomentsLyingEvilWaitingSidesConditionsDangerProduceHabitAll TimeEndeavorHuman ConditionCheerfulFoeInvincibleCheerfulnessEquanimity Book:Table-talk: To which are added Imaginary conversations of Pope and Swift Source: Table-talk: To which are added Imaginary conversations of Pope and Swift
“We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we'll also have a lot more joy in living.” IfsLifeInspirationalLittlesRunningJoyChangeSuccessfulHabitLetting GoRelaxEndeavorPauses Author:Nhat Hanh
“Teaching is a very habit-bound endeavor. We're unsettled by the unfamiliar. We're creatures of habit too.” TeachingHabitCreaturesBoundsEndeavorUnfamiliarCreatures Of Habit Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“When I hear another express an opinion which is not mine, I say to myself, he has a right to his opinion, as I to mine. Why should I question it? His error does me no injury, and shall I become a Don Quixote, to bring all men by force of argument to one opinion? ...Be a listener only, keep within yourself, and endeavor to establish with yourself the habit of silence, especially in politics.” MenShouldDoeForceSilenceOpinionMinesHabitArgumentErrorsInjuryEndeavorShould IListeners Author:Thomas Jefferson