“Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.”— Benjamin Disraeli, The Infernal Marriage, 1834, part 3Share
“Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men.”— Benjamin DisraeliShare
“The young have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations.”— AristotleShare
“You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you.”— C.S. LewisShare
“The consciousness of life is higher than life, the knowledge of the laws of happiness is higher than happiness.”— Fyodor DostoevskyShare
“Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.”— Eleanor RooseveltShare
“Life consists in the alternate process of learning and unlearning; but it is often wiser to unlearn than to learn.”— Edward Bulwer-LyttonShare
“I could give you no advice but this: to go into yourself and to explore the depths where your life wells forth.”— Rainer Maria RilkeShare
