"It does not matter how many tumbles you have in this life, so long as you do not get dirty when you tumble; it is only the people who have to stop to be washed and made clean, who must necessarily lose the race. And I can assure you that there is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life. You learn that which is of inestimable importance"

-- Thomas Huxley

#Patience Quotes #Dirty Quotes #Race Quotes

“You ask me why I dwell in the green mountain; I smile and make no reply for my heart is free of care. As the peach-blossom flows down stream and is gone into the unknown, I have a world apart that is not among men.”

Source : Li Po, “Green Mountain”
“Run in circles, scream and shout,”
“For all the boredom the straight life brings, it's not too bad.”
“In so many ways I am the opposite of Jesus' lifestyle. This keeps me up at night. I can't have authentic communion with Him while mired in the trappings He begged me to avoid.”
“Beware the old man in young guy's clothes. If he's over 35 and comes to pick you up looking as though he's headed for a skateboarding competition while you are dressed to go to a nice restaurant, this is not a good sign.”
“It is development, not poverty, that causes upheaval and terrorism.”
“I think all decision making is very instinctive, in the end.”
“If you're interested, you will do what is convenient; if you're committed, you'll do whatever it takes.”

Source : FaceBook post by John Assaraf from Jul 19, 2014

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