One ship drives east and other drives west by the same winds that blow. It's the set of the sails and not the gales that determines the way they go.
Interpretation
The direction we take in life is determined by our choices, not by external circumstances.
This quote emphasizes that while we may all face the same challenges and influences in life, it is ultimately our decisions—symbolized by the sails—that determine the path we follow. It suggests that personal agency and attitude play crucial roles in how we navigate our journeys.
In practice
In a motivational speech about overcoming adversity.
Sweep up the debris of decaying faith; _x000D_ Sweep down the cobwebs of worn-out out beliefs, _x000D_ And throw your soul wide open to the light of reason and of knowledge. _x000D_ Be not afraid _x000D_ To thrust aside half-truths and grasp the whole.
I am the voice of the voiceless; Through me the dumb shall speak. Till the deaf world's ears be made to hear. The wrongs of the wordless weak. And I am my brothers keeper, And I will fight his fights; And speak the words for beast and bird. Till the world shall set things right.
A weed is but an unloved flower.
So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.
'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.
Do you wish the world were happy? Then remember day by day, just to scatter seeds of kindness as you pass along the way. . . .
There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.
There is nothing so satisfying as to be shot at without effect.
Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - difficulties, contradictions, humiliations, all the soul's miseries, her burdens, her needs - everything, because through them, she learns humility, realizes her weakness. Everything is a grace because everything is God's gift. Whatever be the character of life or its unexpected events - to the heart that loves, all is well.
If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.
The main problem with this great obsession for saving time is very simple: you can't save time. You can only spend it wisely or foolishly. The Bisy Backson has practically no time at all, because he's too busy wasting it by trying to save it. And by trying to save it, he ends up wasting the whole thing.
When you become a lover of what is, the war is over.
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