Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes insignificance safety
The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales. Aesop injuryscaleseldom Change image and share on social
Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either. Aesop commitsidetruth Change image and share on social
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him. Aesop badlydoubtfulenemy Change image and share on social
Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety. John Ortberg ambivalencedrivehesitation Change image and share on social
We are biological creatures. We are born, we live, we die. There is no transcendent purpose to existence. At best we are creatures of reason, and by using reason we can cure ourselves of emotional excess. Purged of both hope and fear, we find courage in the face of helplessness, insignificance and uncertainty. Jonathan Sacks bearbiologicalcourage share on social