Wisdom Quote by Marguerite Yourcenar — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“This city belongs to ghosts, to murderers, to sleepwalkers. Where are you, in what bed, in what dream?”

“Keinginan telah mengajarkan kepadamu betapa sia-sianya keinginan, penyesalan mengajarkan betapa sia-sianya penyesalan. Bersabarlah wahai kekeliruan, karena kami semua menjadi bagianmu. Bersabarlah wahai Ketidaksempurnaan, berkat engkaulah Kesempurnaan menyadari dirinya. Bersabarlah kemarahan, karena engkau tidak kekal abadi.”

“I am not sure that the discovery of love is necessarily more exquisite than the discovery of poetry.”

“Praise not the day until evening has come, a woman until she is burnt, a sword until it is tried, a maiden until she is married, ice until it has been crossed, beer until it has been drunk.”

“The Statue of Liberty on the East Coast should be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast.”

“For, in life, it is in the darkest zones one finds the brightest beauty and the most luminous wisdom.”

“Admitting your mistakes doesn’t make you smaller, it makes you fair.”

“A primary requirement in every enterprise in habit-formation is self-confidence.”

“No one is defined by a single act," Frederic said. "Whether it was years ago or weeks ago. We're all given chances to change, to make up for things we've done wrong. It's how we handle those opportunities that really matters.”