Wise Words Offer Guidance
by Miki Saxon
Whether you can already say “mea culpa” or are just learning here are some insights that may be of use to you.
Maya Angelou provides truly wise counsel about people.
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Speaking of feelings, J.K. Rowling’s words in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire are a truism that can’t be denied.
“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
Bernard M. Baruch was very clear in his belief that what people showed to the world should reflect their true values.
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.”
Oscar Wilde recommended the same more succinctly.
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
Most interesting to me was Marilyn Monroe’s take.
“I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.”
How true. Nobody’s perfect — or even close — so don’t expect them to be.
Most importantly, when trying to make sense of this world, never forget the words of Albert Einstein.
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”
Image credit: Prabakaran Thirumalai
