“Every man carries with him through life a mirror, as unique and impossible to get rid of as his shadow.”
"In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag."
- W.H. Auden
Happiness
"Between friends, differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality."
- W.H. Auden
Relationships
"Christmas and Easter can be subjects for poetry, but Good Friday, like Auschwitz, cannot. The reality is so horrible it is not surprising that people should have found it a stumbling block to faith."
- W.H. Auden
Adversity
"The only way to spend New Year’s Eve is either quietly with friends or in a brothel. Otherwise, it’s not worth the trouble."
- W.H. Auden
Reflection
"Beauty is not about physical perfection, but about authenticity and confidence."
- Beauty and the Beast
Self-awareness
"Beauty is found in the unique qualities that make us who we are."
- Beauty and the Beast
Self-awareness
"I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific."
- Lily Tomlin
Self-awareness
"Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears."
- Laird Hamilton
Self-awareness
"True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less."
Self-awareness