How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.
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How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.
One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.
If you believe that feeling bad will change a past event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system.
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
Print will never die. There's no substitute for the feel of an actual book. I adore physically turning pages, and being able to underline passages and not worrying about dropping them in the bath or running out of power. I also find print books objects of beauty.
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.
If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
No matter where you are in life, you'll save a lot of time by not worrying too much about what other people think about you. The earlier in your life that you can learn that, the easier the rest of it will be.
I had to surrender to not worrying about the way I looked, how much I weighed...I am not a woman whose self-worth comes from her dress size.
The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money.
I believe confidence is all about being positive concerning what you can do -- and not worrying over what you can't do. A confident person is open to learning, because she knows that her confidence allows her to walk through life's doorways, eager to discover what waits on the other side. She knows that every new unknown is a chance to learn more about herself and unleash her abilities.
Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.
Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.
If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry.
I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.
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