"The seasons tell us, everything in organic life tells us, that there is no holding on; still, we try to do just that. Sometimes, though, we learn the kind of wisdom that celebrates the open hand."

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Source : Elizabeth Berg (2001). “Never Change”, p.133, Simon and Schuster

Elizabeth Berg

#Hands Quotes #Trying Quotes #Kind Quotes

“The moment in between what you once were, and who you are now becoming, is where the dance of life really takes place.”
“John Lewis is such a remarkable human being. Literally, such a beautiful human being. I remember the first time I met him. We were in the middle of a scene and [Selma director] Ava DuVernay calls, "Cut," and then he literally just came in. He just came walking in.I just froze. I can't explain the feeling. Seeing somebody who was literally a living hero. He was a hero.”
“I am an open book, literally. I don't mind if people know way too much about me.”
“The Andrew Principle is when the incompetence of an organization exceeds the incompetence of certain individuals within that organization, thereby allowing their promotion within said organization.”
“Tolerance is often championed by people who nothing to stand for.”
“A liar is always lavish of oaths.”

Source : "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, Le Menteur, III. 5, p. 485-87, 1922.
“The human being is not the lord of beings, but the shepherd of Being.”
“The problem of the environment is the extension of good housekeeping of the thinking woman.”

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