“If you feel irritated by the absurd remarks of two people whose conversation you happen to overhear, you should imagine that you are listening to a dialogue of two fools in a comedy.” PeopleIfsFeelsShouldTwoHappensComedyImagineListeningFoolConversationDialogueAbsurdImagine ThatRemarksIrritated Book:The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer - Counsels and maxims (illustrated) Source: The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer - Counsels and maxims (illustrated)
“But would you sing, and rival Orpheus' strain. The wond'ring forests soon should dance again; The moving mountains hear the powerful call. And headlong streams hand listening in their fall!” ShouldHandsMovingFallPowerfulListeningMountainSingingRingsForestsStreamsStrainRivalsOrpheus Author:Alexander Pope
“It seems at times I should be a composer of sounds, not only of rhythms and colors. Walking under the trees, I felt as if the color made sound.” IfsShouldMadeSeemsFeltSoundTreeColorListeningWalkingRhythmComposer Author:Charles E. Burchfield
“In the name of friendship you should make sure your door is always open to listen. Don't feel you need to provide unsolicited possible solutions, answers or even ideas. Listening without judgment and offering assistance when asked should be enough. That's friendship's high calling.” NeedsFeelsShouldIdeasEnoughNamesWomenAnswersDoorsListeningCallingJudgmentSolutionsOfferingAssistance Author:Amy Dickinson