Compensations Quotes

26 quotes by 20 authors

This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave. — Abraham Lincoln
Gardening has compensations out of all proportion to its goals. It is creation in the pure sense. — Phyllis McGinley
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no person can sincerely try to help another without helping him or herself.… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mortality has its compensations; one is that all evils are transitory, another that better times may come. — George Santayana
That's one of the compensations for being mediocre. One doesn't have to worry about becoming mediocre. — Rebecca Goldstein
I have always felt it a great privilege to be in the theater, and I am grateful to all the playwrights who have given me… — Alfred Lunt
The compensations of calamity are made apparent to the understanding also, after long intervals of time. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life though, is full of compensations and I have been well blessed throughout my 'Life Journey' with good friends met and made along the way.… — John McLeod
Nature is less partial than she appears, and all situations in life have their compensations along with them. — James Anthony Froude
Have you ever thought about why, all over the world, in every culture, in every society, there are a few days in the year for… — Rajneesh
The compensations of calamity are made apparent to the understanding also, after long intervals of time. A fever, a mutilation, a cruel disappointment, a loss… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Later in life, one of the compensations is gliding effortlessly into focus in a thing. Since it is who we are, anything that is not… — Twyla Tharp
And light is mingled with the gloom, And joy with grief; Divinest compensations come, Through thorns of judgment mercies bloom In sweet relief. — John Greenleaf Whittier
It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
When you elevate the heels more so than you elevate the sole of the foot, you trigger a cascade of compensations in the knees and… — Tim Ferriss
Fame is fickle, and I know it. It has its compensations but it also has its drawbacks, and I've experienced them both. — Marilyn Monroe
Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Most timidities have such secret compensations and Miss Bart was discerning enough to know that the inner vanity is generally in proportion to the outer… — Edith Wharton
Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the over-compensations for misery. — Aldous Huxley
Truly amazing, what people can get used to, as long as there are a few compensations. — Margaret Atwood

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