Quotes

Before you Judge yourself or other

“Don’t judge your greatness by your shadow at sunset.”  Pythagoras

“We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear  bright until you hear them speak.”  Albert Einstein 

Believe 

“Blind belief in authority is  the greatest enemy of truth.”  Albert Einstein

“I believe that a simple and  unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best for  both the body and the mind.”  Albert Einstein 

Blame/Praise

“Be equally indifferent to blame and praise.”  Pythagoras

Careful Thought

“The oldest shortest words “yes” and “no’, are those which require the most thought.”  Pythagoras

“Practice justice in word and deed, and do not get in the

habit of acting thoughtlessly about anything.”  Pythagoras

Change 

“We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.” - Carl Jung

“Has any change must begin somewhere, it is the single individual who will undergo it and carry it through. The change must begin with one individual, it might be any one of us. Nobody can afford to look around and to wait for somebody else to do what he is loathed to do himself.” - Carl Jung

“Nothing endures but change,”- Epictectus

Communication

“First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak. know, first, who you are, and then Adorn yourself accordingly.”- Epictetus

“Be careful with who you communicate with. people tend to imitate habits, those with whom we interact we inadvertently adopt their interests, their opinions their values and their habits interpret events.”- Epictetus 

Control

The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.”- Marcus Aurelius

“It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous, even death is terrible only if we fear it.”- Epictetus

“Don't seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do happen, and all will be well with you.”- Epictetus 

“The more we value things outside our control the less control we have.”- Epictetus

“It's not what happens to you but how you react to it that matters." - Epictetus 

Courage

“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage”- Seneca.