Quotes about Perspective
Nothing is enough to the man for whom enough is too little.
— Epicurus
Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth is unhappy, though he is master of the world.
— Epicurus
Aim at heaven and you get earth thrown in; aim at earth and you get neither.
— CS Lewis
Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.
— George Bernard Shaw
A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants, and how much more unhappy he might be than he really is.
— Joseph Addison
Joy has nothing to do with material things, or with a man's outward circumstance ... a man living in the lap of luxury can be wretched, and a man in the depths of poverty can overflow with joy.
— William Barclay
The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not.
— George Bernard Shaw
Most folk are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
— Abraham Lincoln
Better be happy than wise.
— Anonymous
To argue over who is the more noble is nothing more than to dispute whether dirt is better for making bricks or for making mortar.
— Teresa of Avila
Mirthfulness is in the mind and you cannot get it out. It is just as good in its place as conscience or veneration.
— Henry Ward Beecher
We must be clear about what we want to paint. This adds a further principle to our previous list of principles. We have said we must be fond of this world, even in order to change it.
— GK Chesterton