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. . . .
Our goal is to try to bring a calm and simplicity to what are incredibly complex problems so that you're not aware really of the solution.
If horses had controlled investment decisions, there would have been no auto industry.
All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you. The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for external reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration. You may succeed in making another feel guilty about something by blaming him, but you won't succeed in changing whatever it is about you that is making you unhappy.
Don't find fault, find a remedy.
The person who finds peace inside and lives it, is the one who teaches what true peace is.
If you don’t want your life to be 'messed up', don’t fool around with those who have messed up theirs.
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