It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.
Ursula K. Le GuinRead
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It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.
The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.
Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
The only journey is the one within.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Every great literature has always been allegorical - allegorical of some view of the whole universe. The 'Iliad' is only great because all life is a battle, the 'Odyssey' because all life is a journey, the Book of Job because all life is a riddle.
I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.
Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.
Life is a journey, not a destination; there are no mistakes, just chances we've taken.
Life is a journey, but don't worry, you'll find a parking spot at the end.
As I swept the last bit of dust, I made a covenant with myself: I will accept. Whatever will be, will be. I have a life to lead. I recalled words a friend had told me, the philosophy of her faith. "Life is a journey and a struggle," she had said. "We cannot control it, but we can make the best of any situation." I was indeed in quite a situation. It was up to me to make the best of it.
All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
What I know for sure is that your life is a multipart series of all your experiences- and each experience is created by your thoughts, intentions, and actions to teach you what you need to know. Your life is a journey of learning to love yourself first and then extending that love to others in every encounter.
It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey.
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