...even though we do not have the wisdom to enumerate the reasons for the behaviour of another person, we can grant that every individual does have his private world of meaning, conceived out of the integrity and dignity of his personality.
Psychology
We see but one aspect of our neighbor, as we see but one side of the moon; in either case there is also a dark half, which is unknown to us. We all come down to dinner, but each has a room to himself.
Character, Psychology
Will there never be an end that also has a beginning? Will there never be continuity bridging the awful void between now and some other time, a time in the future, a time in the past?
For if there are (at a venture) seventy-six different times all ticking in the mind at once, how many different people are there not – Heaven help us – all having lodgment at one time or another in the human spirit?
You never know what lurks just beneath the surface of my fragile sanity.
Mind, Insanity, Sanity
It's so hard to find the place somewhere in the middle of the best and worst I've felt.
Worst, Emotions, Feelings
Just remember that those who feel profoundly depressed are those whose happiness is likewise intense. What's so wrong with that?
Happiness, Emotions, Depression
What you learn is your personal treasure. No one can take it away from you.
Learning, Learning The Truth, Learn
With age I have voluntarily chosen certain limitations. I don't have the energy to start over again. To learn new skills or fight my own personality or figure out diesel engines.
Learning, Aging
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