The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune's spite; revive from ashes and rise.
Miguel De CervantesRead
The journey is better than the inn".
Interpretation
The process of pursuing a goal is often more valuable than the goal itself.
Cervantes' quote suggests that the experiences and lessons learned during the journey of life or any endeavor are more meaningful than the end result. It emphasizes the importance of growth, discovery, and the appreciation of each moment we face along the way, implying that the richness of our experiences contributes significantly to our overall happiness and fulfillment.
In practice
During a graduation speech to emphasize the importance of the college experience over just receiving a degree.
The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune's spite; revive from ashes and rise.
Patience and shuffle the cards.
It's up to brave hearts, sir, to be patient when things are going badly, as well as being happy when they're going well ... For I've heard that what they call fortune is a flighty woman who drinks too much, and, what's more, she's blind, so she can't see what she's doing, and she doesn't know who she's knocking over or who she's raising up.
When the head aches, all the members partake of the pain.
Though Gods attributes are equal, yet his mercy is more attractive and pleasing in our eyes than his justice.
If you are ambitious of climbing up to the difficult, and in a manner inaccessible, summit of the Temple of Fame, your surest way is to leave on one hand the narrow path of Poetry, and follow the narrower track of Knight-Errantry, which in a trice may raise you to an imperial throne.
A country which does not respect the rights of its own citizens will not respect the rights of its neighbours
The history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.
It strikes me as unfair, and even in bad taste, to select a few of them for boundless admiration, attributing superhuman powers of mind and character to them. This has been my fate, and the contrast between the popular estimate of my powers and achievements and the reality is simply grotesque.
Americans are a very backward people, with all the real virtues of a backward people; the patriarchal simplicity and human dignity of a democracy, and a respect for labor uncorrupted by cynicism.
One thing that flying in space does for you is it gives you a change in perspective. We all have to live in the same place.
Looking back at the worst times, it always seems that they were times in which there were people who believed with absolute faith and absolute dogmatism in something. And they were so serious in this matter that they insisted that the rest of the world agree with them. And then they would do things that were directly inconsistent with their own beliefs in order to maintain that what they said was true.
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