"The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character."

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Source : Sir Walter Scott (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott (Illustrated)”, p.5509, Delphi Classics

Albert Schweitzer

#Life Quotes #Character Quotes #Adversity Quotes

“I had two older brothers, so I was always competing with them. The guys I grew up with on the golf course, when I was 13, they were 15 or 16, and I was always trying to beat them.”
“The deer aren't our prey or our possessions -- they're us. They're us at one point in the cycle of life and we're them at another point in the cycle. The deer are twice your parents, for your mother and father are deer, and the deer that gave you its life today was mother and father to you as well, since you wouldn't be here if it weren't for that deer.”
“I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.”
“My books are about ordinary people placed in extraordinary situations who are able to draw upon their inner reserves to challenge the status-quo in life and navigate compelling human relationships.”
“The imagination equips us to perceive reality when it is not fully materialized.”

Source : Mary Caroline Richards (1989). “Centering in Pottery, Poetry, and the Person”, p.74, Wesleyan University Press
“This is the only real revelation â€” that God is only a trick with mirrors, our dark reflection in a glass.”
“Because life constantly poses challenges, living demands courage”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Someday, when I'm awfully low, and the world is cold, I will feel a glow just thinking of you, and the way you look tonight.”

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