Life philosophy Quote by Jane Austen

“Any injury we do to a man must be such that we need not fear his vengeance.”

— Machiavelli, Niccolo

“Those who believe that where great personages are concerned new favors cause old injuries to be forgotten deceive themselves.”

— Machiavelli Niccolo

“Our wounds are the only thing humbling enough to break our attachment to our false self.”

— Richard Rohr

“There are no injuries that run so deep that one can't add insult to them and make them feel even worse.”

— Matthew S. Williams

“If only we could stand outside our lives and look at what we do, we might repair so many injuries before they're done.”

— Orson Scott Card

“Often, people hurt things on accident... No one plans on hurting anyone, but it happens.”

— Nichole Chase

“Like the hurt we cause when we've been enduring too much in silence and have started to trust our own fixed claim that everything…

— Durga Chew-Bose

“Usually, healthy people don’t intentionally hurt us. When we have been hurt, we can be sure that the one who has hurt is carrying…

— Jeremiah Browne

“I have no right to do myself an injury. Have I ever injured anyone else if I could avoid it?”

— Marcus Aurelius

“I detest that fatuity of mind which believes that what is explained is also excused; I hate that vanity which finds it interesting to…

— Benjamin Constant

“We want our wounds to speak for themselves, but usually we end up having to speak for them.”

— Leslie Jamison

“It’s amazing the damage we do to ourselves and others when all we’re trying to do is protect ourselves from being hurt.”

— Sherrilyn Kenyon