Those who stand at the threshold of life always waiting for the right time to change are like the man who stands at the bank of a river waiting for the water to pass so he can cross on dry land.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
Someday perhaps change will occur when times are ready for it instead of always when it is too late. Someday change will be accepted as life itself.
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
Some people seem to understand this - that life and change take time - but I am not one of those people.
When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
To act wisely when the time for action comes, to wait patiently when it is time for repose, put man in accord with the tides. Ignorance of this law results in periods of unreasoning enthusiasm on the one hand, and depression on the other.
Life changes fast. Life changes in the instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends.
Everything goes by so fast that if you want to be a part of it, you need to go that fast. But because you go that fast, you don't lead the life you should lead.
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