Divieso Que Quotes & Sayings

And when he invented his hell, that was his heaven on earth. — Friedrich Nietzsche

One of the obvious implications is that a person will have to face the fact that she cannot meet other people's expectations. This signals the end of what might be called the "camel" phase of human development. I believe it was Nietschze who suggested that for the first part of life, we are camels, trudging through the desert, accepting on our backs everybody's "shoulds" and "don'ts." Camels only know how to spit; they don't think for themselves or talk back. As the camel dies, a lion is born in its place. Lions discover both their roar and the art of preening. The lion may be a little shaky at first, so support and encouragement are vital. But once the camel begins to die (e.g., signaled by depression), there is no turning back. Symptoms occupy the space between the death of the camel and the birth of the lion. A therapist can be a good midwife during this liminal phase. — Stephen Gilligan

Either you like cats or you don't. Whole nations have been divided on what people thought of an animal that mates openly, walks in silence and keeps its own counsel. — John Hillaby

Today, many people not only take the self for granted but struggle mightily to connect it to anything larger. In Lincoln's time, the idea of the self had the power - tinged with uncertainty, even with danger - of something emerging and ascending. — Joshua Wolf Shenk

The reason most people play golf is to wear clothes they would not be caught dead in otherwise. — Hunter S. Thompson

Christian theology: nothing so grotesque could possibly be true. — Edward Abbey

The beckoning counts, not the clicking latch behind you — Freya Stark

To assess the damage is a dangerous act. — Cherrie Moraga

Dear youths, I warn you cherish peace divine, And in your hearts lay deep these words of mine. — Pythagoras

Wisdom is spiritual discipline. — Lailah Gifty Akita

It was a small soft hand. I thought my heart might break in two. — Haruki Murakami