There are some decisions in life that only you can make. Merle Shain More Quotes by Merle Shain More Quotes From Merle Shain But who would rush at a benighted man, and give him two black eyes for being blind? Merle Shain eyesightmen You can tell a lot about what a man lacks by watching what he is cynical about, and many of us are cynical about love. Merle Shain cynicalcynicismmen Cynicism is a form of cowardice, a failure of courage to hope. Merle Shain cowardiceformcynicism Feelings take you into uncharted territory from time to time it's true, but you almost always benefit from the journey one way or the other. We tend to think of the rational as a higher order, but it is the emotional that marks our lives. Merle Shain emotionaljourneythinking Some men are more perfect than others. Merle Shain perfectmen you have to be very careful when you give to others that you don't tell them how great you are rather than how much you value them. Merle Shain carefulvaluesgiving It can be much harder to be on the receiving end of a transaction than to be the one who gets to give. In fact, being given to can mean being taken from. There is a very strong connection between pride and giving, and those who do the giving get to feel that they are worthy, while those who are given to often feel that they are not. Merle Shain strongtakenmean One can't run in a park without a dog or make angels in the snow without a child and there are things one can't do without a lover, so the loss of the lover is like an amputation and the patient goes into shock. Merle Shain heartbreakdogrunning The older I get, the clearer it becomes to me that no one is cheated in this world, unless it's by himself. Merle Shain this-worldlifeworld Perhaps the old view of 'Me breadwinner, you hausfrau' worked for our grandparents, when people obligingly popped off before boring each other to death, but it won't work any longer because we are living too long and divorce is needed today to do what death acomplished more economically before. Merle Shain divorceviewslong The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving. Merle Shain thanksgivingblessingaction It's hard to tell our good luck sometimes. Hard to tell sometimes for many years to come. And most of us have wept copious tears over someone or something, when if we'd understood the situation better, we might have celebrated our good fortune insteadOne can never change the past, only the hold it has on you and while nothing in your life is reversible, you can reverse it nevertheless. Merle Shain good-luckpastyears It takes great generosity to accept generosity. Merle Shain generosityacceptinggiving Through tattered clothes, small vices do appear. Robes and furred gowns hide all. Merle Shain hidethroughsmallclothes You can employ men and hire hands to work for you, but you must win their hearts to have them work with you. Merle Shain winyouworkmen One often learns more from ten days of agony than ten years of contentment. Merle Shain daysmorecontentmentyears
