#les

Then, for no reason I could tell you, I tossed the spool again, even though Elaine had asked me not to. Maybe only because, in a way, him chasing a spool was like old people having their slow and careful version of sex - you might not want to watch it , you who are young and convinced that, when it comes to old age, an exception will be made in your case, but they still want to do it. ↗

— Stephen King

#mr-jingles #old-people #sex #age

Age, like wealth is but a mental abstraction, my boy"~ Herr Doktor Pavel ↗

— K.W. Jeter

#age

The immense cities lie basking on the beaches of the continent like whales that have taken to the land. ↗

— Arnold J. Toynbee

#cities #continent #immense #land #lie

Most important thing in life is learning how to fall. ↗

— Jeannette Walls

#life-lessons #life

Never assume that the person you are dealing with is weaker or less important than you are. Some people are slow to take offense, which may make you misjudge the thickness of their skin, and fail to worry about insulting them. But should you offend their honor and their pride, they will overwhelm you with a violence that seems sudden and extreme given their slowness to anger. If you want to turn people down, it is best to do so politely and respectfully, even if you feel their request is impudent or their offer ridiculous. ↗

— Robert Greene

#power #power-of-words #powerful #practices #quotes-i-love

Never show anger at slight,Tell nothing.Earn Respect from everyone by deeds,not Words.Respect the members of your Blood Family.Gambling was Recreation,Not a way to earn a Living.Love your Father,your Mother, your Sister but beware of Loving any other Woman than your Wife.And a Wife was a woman who bore your Children.And once that happened to You,your Life was Forfeit to give them their daily bread ↗

— Mario Puzo

#family-values #life #mafia #rules #anger

Curiosity is the lust of the mind ↗

— Thomas Hobbes

#mistakes #life

Help someone, you earn a friend. Help someone too much, you make an enemy. ↗

— Erol Ozan

#empathy #helping #human-nature #life-lesson #life-lessons

Holding on to weight (i.e. anger, bitterness, the past, hatred) will not only hold you back, but also block your blessings. You've got to let some things go to move forward. ↗

— Yvonne Pierre

#forgiveness #letting-go #moving-forward #anger

Anger is useful only to a certain point. After that, it becomes rage, and rage will make you careless. ↗

— Lauren Oliver

#careless #rage #anger