"The fame which is based on wealth or beauty is a frail and fleeting thing; but virtue shines for ages with undiminished lustre."

-- Sallust

#Beauty Quotes #Shining Quotes #Age Quotes

“You can't start the next chapter of your life”
“The turn I made was not the one I planned. And I watched my social standing slip away from me, while I watched the bottle slowly take command.”
“Unlike me, Renee was not shy; she was a real people-pleaser. She worried way too much what people thought of her, wore her heart on her sleeve, expected too much from people, and got hurt too easily. She kept other people's secrets like a champ, but told her own too fast. She expected the world not to cheat her and was always surprised when it did.”

Source : Rob Sheffield (2007). “Love Is a Mix Tape: Life, Loss, and What I Listened To”, p.66, Crown Archetype
“The voice will guide you-will tell you what to do. In order to do that, you must be quite sensitive with the instrument and accept this daily conversation with your voice.”
“Once we have a sense of how long a decision should take, we generally should delay the moment of decision until the last possible instant. If we have an hour, we should wait 59 minutes before responding. If we have a year, we should wait 364 days. Even if we have just half a second, we should wait as long as we possibly can ... Life might be a race against time but it is enriched when we rise above our instincts and stop the clock to process and understand what we are doing and why. A wise decision requires reflection, and reflection requires a pause.”
“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.”
“Denn die Todten reiten Schnell. (For the dead travel fast.)”
“A measure of victory has been won, and honors have been bestowed in token thereof. But honours fade or are forgotten, and monuments crumble into dust. It is the battle itself that matters - and the battle must go on.”

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