Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking." "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.
Agatha ChristieRead
Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of healing and self-reflection before re-engaging with the world.
Agatha Christie's quote highlights the wisdom of dogs, who instinctively seek out solitude to heal and recover when they are hurt. This analogy serves as a reminder for humans to take time for introspection and self-care in times of distress, suggesting that it is essential to regain one's strength and wholeness before facing the outside world again.
In practice
In a motivational speech about the importance of self-care and mental health.
Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking." "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.
Best of an island is once you get there - you can't go any farther...you've come to the end of things.
Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.
I have wanted . . . to commit a murder myself. I recognized this as the desire of the artist to express himself! . . . But-incongruous as it may seem to some-I was restrained and hampered by my innate sense of justice. The innocent must not suffer.
Sitting here with one's knitting, one just sees the facts. -"The Blood-Stained Pavement
No, my friend, I am not drunk. I have just been to the dentist, and need not return for another six months! Is it not the most beautiful thought? --Poirot
When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the harmony will increase your mastery of it.
A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction and at such a speed, it feels an impulsion... this is the place to go now. But the sky knows the reasons and the patterns behind all clouds, and you will know, too, when you lift yourself high enough to see beyond horizons.
The true self, once discovered, is the source of creativity, intelligence and personal growth. No external solution has such power.
I've found that the chief difficulty for most people was to realize that they had really heard new things: that is things that they had never heard before. They kept translating what they heard into their habitual language. They had ceased to hope and believe there might be anything new.
The giving way to a less sin makes way for the committing of a greater
I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life.
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