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Not As It Appears
Aug 2, 2012


Everything is not as it appears to be.
- Proverb

What people believe prevails over the truth.
- Sophocles

Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.
- Ludwig Boerne

What if it were only an illusion?
Perhaps life is not as threatening as it appears.
Perhaps the greatest threat to our serenity
is our fear of the future -
our fear of the unknown.
Perhaps, as Franklin D. Roosevelt said,
"The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself."
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: More about Fear (One key to dealing with fear is being able to distinguish between the 10% of the time when danger is imminent, and the 90% of the time when unfounded fear becomes an impediment to success and happiness. ...read more...)

Thoughts on Reality

Thoughts on Fear

Thoughts on Life

Thoughts on Love

Deep Thoughts

Thought for the Day


Copyright © by Jonathan Lockwood Huie. +Google First published on my Daily Inspirational Quotes blog. Also see Inspirational Quotes.

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