"Destiny smiles upon me but without making me the least bit happier."

-- Gustav Mahler

#Destiny Quotes

“A bird in the hand is a certainty, but a bird in the bush may sing.”
“...Nature-the word that stands for the baffling mysteries of the Universe. Steadily, unflinchingly, we strive to pierce the inmost heart of Nature, from what she is to reconstruct what she has been, and to prophesy what she yet shall be. Veil after veil we have lifted, and her face grows more beautiful, august, and wonderful, with every barrier that is withdrawn.”

Source : "Address to the British Association for the Advancement of Science". "Nature", No. 1506, Vol. 58, (p. 438), September 8, 1898.
“Eventually, though, I came to the conclusion that I was the male equivalent of a Toyota Camry. You know: No one ever says, "I have to have a Toyota Camry." But most people who spend some time in a Camry start to like it. "It's pretty reliable," they think. "It doesn't have a lot of problems, and it's not bad to look at. You know what? I'd probably prefer a nicer car. But I can live with a Camry.”
“I wrote three novels in six months, with a clarity of focus and attention to detail that I had never before experienced. This type of sublime creative energy is characteristic of the elevated and productive mood state known as hypomania.”

Source : Ayelet Waldman (2017). “A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life”, p.13, Knopf
“Hone and spread your spirit till you yourself are a sail, whetted, translucent, broadside to the merest puff.”
“The union of the family lies in love; and love is the only reconciliation of authority and liberty.”

Source : Robert Hugh Benson (2015). “Dawn of All”, p.31, Booklassic
“The best medicine that a person can have is the knowledge and experience that he can swim through every tide and change of the time. If you have the mental competency to deal with every situation that arises, then you are very happy, very healthy and a very well-balanced person.”
“Cause if youâ€™re happy in your head, then solitude is blessed, and alone is okay.”

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