On ne sait jamais! One never knows!
Interpretation
The future is unpredictable and can lead to unexpected outcomes.
This quote highlights the uncertainty of life and the importance of embracing the unknown. It suggests that as we navigate through life, we must accept that outcomes are often beyond our control, and we should remain open to possibilities and surprises.
In practice
This quote can be used in a motivational speech to encourage people to embrace change.
Grown-ups love figures... When you tell them you've made a new friend they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies? " Instead they demand "How old is he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make? " Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.
Attitude is a paintbrush. It colors everything!
Water, thou hast no taste, no color, no odor; canst not be defined, art relished while ever mysterious. Not necessary to life, but rather life itself, thou fillest us with a gratification that exceeds the delight of the senses.
In those days, I didn't understand anything. I should have judged her according to her actions, not her words. She perfumed my planet and lit up my life. I should never have run away! I ought to have realized the tenderness underlying her silly pretensions. Flowers are so contadictory! But I was too young to know how to love her.
When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey.
When the body sinks into death, the essence of man is revealed. Man is a knot, a web, a mesh into which relationships are tied. Only those relationships matter. The body is an old crock that nobody will miss. I have never known a man to think of himself when dying. Never.
A global human society, characterised by islands of wealth, surrounded by a sea of poverty, is unsustainable
However, without considering this connection, there is no doubt but that more good than evil, more delight than sorrow, arises from compassion itself; there being so many things which balance the sorrow of it.
Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own.
The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God.
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