There is no good or bad fortune; only our response gives it meaning.
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There is no good or bad fortune; only our response gives it meaning.
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A quotation from Samuel Johnson
Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. The flowers which scatter their odours from time to time in the paths of life, grow up without culture from seeds scattered by chance.Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1759-05-26), The Idler, No. 58
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Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. The flowers which scatter their odours from time to time in the paths of life, grow up without culture from seeds scattered by chance.
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A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
Accept modestly; surrender gracefully.Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 6, ch. 33 (8.33) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)]
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Accept modestly; surrender gracefully. [Ἄτύφως μὲν λαβεῖν, εὐλύτως δὲ ἀφεῖναι.] (Source (Greek)). Alternate translations: Receive temporal blessings without ostentation, when they are sent and thou shalt be able to part with them with all readiness and facility when they are taken from thee again. [tr. Casaubon (1634), 8.31] As to…
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Schutzengel Gabriel soll eigentlich Menschen retten, die vom Handy am Steuer abgelenkt werden. Doch als er die Lebenssituationen des Gelegenheitsarbeiters Arj und des stinkreichen Jeff vertauscht, bringt er einiges durcheinander.
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Entgegen der Regeln vertauscht Schutzengel Gabriel die Leben von Gelegenheitsjobber Arj und Milliardär Jeff. Was soll schon schiefgehen?