One's suffering disappears when one lets oneself go, when one yields - even to sadness. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Southern Mail, 1929, translated from French by Curtis Cate
To give vent now and then to his feelings, whether of pleasure or discontent, is a great ease to a man's heart. ~Francesco Guicciardini
Let's not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it. ~Vincent Van Gogh, 1889
Men are no more immune from emotions than women; we think women are more emotional because the culture lets them give free vent to certain feelings, "feminine" ones, that is, no anger please, but it's okay to turn on the waterworks. ~Una Stannard
But are not this struggle and even the mistakes one may make better, and do they not develop us more, than if we kept systematically away from emotions? ~Vincent Van Gogh
One's suffering disappears when one lets oneself go, when one yields - even to sadness. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Southern Mail, 1929, translated from French by Curtis Cate
Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness. ~John Sterling
Let's not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it. ~Vincent Van Gogh, 1889
Men are no more immune from emotions than women; we think women are more emotional because the culture lets them give free vent to certain feelings, "feminine" ones, that is, no anger please, but it's okay to turn on the waterworks. ~Una Stannard
But are not this struggle and even the mistakes one may make better, and do they not develop us more, than if we kept systematically away from emotions? ~Vincent Van Gogh
One's suffering disappears when one lets oneself go, when one yields - even to sadness. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Southern Mail, 1929, translated from French by Curtis Cate
Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness. ~John Sterling
Theories are private property, but truth is common stock. ~Charles Caleb Colton
It is a terrible thing for a man to find out suddenly that all his life he has been speaking nothing but the truth. ~Oscar Wilde
Truth is the breath of life to human society. It is the food of the immortal spirit. Yet a single word of it may kill a man as suddenly as a drop of prussic acid. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
All great truths begin as blasphemies. ~George Bernard Shaw, Annajanska, 1919
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. ~Benjamin Franklin
Those who are quite satisfied sit still and do nothing; those who are not quite satisfied are the sole benefactors of the world. ~Walter Savage Landor
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. ~Winston Churchill
I don't know that there are haunted houses. I know that there are dark staircases and haunted people. ~Robert Brault
If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others. ~Francois duc de la Rochefoucauld
I've met so many people, often the scum of the earth, and found them, you know, quite decent. I am an uncomfortable stranger to moral indignation. ~W. Somerset Maugham
Freaks are the much needed escape from the humdrum. They are poetry. ~Albert Perry
A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say it. ~Helen Rowland
In general, of course, a stranger who tries to get you into an automobile is anything but noble, and in general a person who quotes great American novelists is anything but treacherous, and in general a man who says you needn't worry about money, or a man who smokes cigarettes, is somewhere in between. ~Lemony Snicket
His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets. ~Dorothy Parker
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. ~Abba Eban
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. ~Elbert Hubbard, The Note Book, 1927
Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life. ~Sophia Loren
It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something. ~Ornette Coleman
I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones. ~John Peel
Never say, "oops." Always say, "Ah, interesting." ~Author Unknown
If you don't make mistakes, you're not working on hard enough problems. And that's a big mistake. ~F. Wikzek
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior. ~Henry C. Link
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field. ~Niels Bohr
A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that he is wiser today than he was yesterday. ~Alexander Pope, in Swift, Miscellanies
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. ~John Powell
Making mistakes simply means you are learning faster. ~Weston H. Agor
Doing one fool thing after another is not so terrible when you consider the human proclivity to do several fool things at once. ~Robert Brault
If a mistake is not a stepping stone, it is a mistake. ~Eli Siegel
One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is to add to the offense. ~Henry David Thoreau
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm. ~Colette
When you realize you've made a mistake, make amends immediately. It's easier to eat crow while it's still warm. ~Dan Heist
Just because you make mistakes doesn't mean you are one. ~Author Unknown
Truth will sooner come out of error than from confusion. ~Francis Bacon
Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them. ~Andrew V. Mason
Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized. In the first, it is ridiculed, in the second it is opposed, in the third it is regarded as self-evident. ~Arthur Schopenhauer
There is no truth. There is only perception. ~Gustave Flaubert
If a thousand old beliefs were ruined in our march to truth we must still march on. ~Stopford Brooke
A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say it. ~Helen Rowland
In general, of course, a stranger who tries to get you into an automobile is anything but noble, and in general a person who quotes great American novelists is anything but treacherous, and in general a man who says you needn't worry about money, or a man who smokes cigarettes, is somewhere in between. ~Lemony Snicket
His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets. ~Dorothy Parker
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. ~Abba Eban
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. ~Elbert Hubbard, The Note Book, 1927
Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life. ~Sophia Loren
It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something. ~Ornette Coleman
I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones. ~John Peel
Never say, "oops." Always say, "Ah, interesting." ~Author Unknown
If you don't make mistakes, you're not working on hard enough problems. And that's a big mistake. ~F. Wikzek
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior. ~Henry C. Link
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field. ~Niels Bohr
A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that he is wiser today than he was yesterday. ~Alexander Pope, in Swift, Miscellanies
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. ~John Powell
Making mistakes simply means you are learning faster. ~Weston H. Agor
Doing one fool thing after another is not so terrible when you consider the human proclivity to do several fool things at once. ~Robert Brault
If a mistake is not a stepping stone, it is a mistake. ~Eli Siegel
One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is to add to the offense. ~Henry David Thoreau
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm. ~Colette
When you realize you've made a mistake, make amends immediately. It's easier to eat crow while it's still warm. ~Dan Heist
Just because you make mistakes doesn't mean you are one. ~Author Unknown
Truth will sooner come out of error than from confusion. ~Francis Bacon
Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them. ~Andrew V. Mason
Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized. In the first, it is ridiculed, in the second it is opposed, in the third it is regarded as self-evident. ~Arthur Schopenhauer
There is no truth. There is only perception. ~Gustave Flaubert
