Great Thoughts That Can Change Your Life Part – 1

Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

Desire is the kind of thing that
eats you and leaves you starving.
― Nayyirah Waheed

Enjoy your memories but don’t forget that memory is like salt: the right amount brings out the flavour in food, too much ruins it. If you live in the past all the time, you’ll find yourself with no present to remember.
-Paulo Coelho

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self.
― Aristotle

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.
― Stephen King, The Stand

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
-Maya Angelou

Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
-Thomas Carlyle

You can’t look too far ahead. Do that and you’ll loose sight of what you’re doing and stumble. I’m not saying that you should focus solely on the details right in front of you, mind you. You’ve got to look ahead a bit else you’ll bump into something.
You’ve got to comform to the proper order and at the same time keep an eye out for what’s ahead. That’s critical, no matter what you’re doing.
Character named Johnie Walker, Kafka on the Shore

Lies are told to prevent yourself from getting hurt.
Kamiyama, Mayoiga

There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.
-Laurence J. Peter