Quotes About Flexibility

Do not be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed.

Stubbornness destroys good advice.

The individual who no longer has a rigid mind has found freedom. Life can be so easy. Refuse to let go and you are a person drowning; the more you struggle, the faster you sink.

Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to bend a little then to break

Flexibility comes from having multiple choices; wisdom comes from having multiple perspectives.

The only sane response to change is to find the opportunity in it.

The easy path of aging is to become a thick-skinned, unbudging curmudgeon, a battle-ax. To grow soft and sweet is the harder way.

Sometimes one must try anything, it is no disgrace. On the contrary, it is a sign of wisdom.

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

A mind set in its ways is wasted. Don't do it.

Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible.

Common sense will nearly always stand you in better stead than a slavish adherence to the conventions.

A fisherman does not bait his hook with food he likes. He uses food the fish likes. So with boys.

On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key.

If I believe in something, I will fight for it, with all I have. But I do not demand all or nothing. I would rather get something than nothing.

Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.

Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity. It is what makes nations great and marriages happy

Do your best with what you have where you are.

Tell me what you need, and I'll tell you how to get along without it.

Strong ideas, loosely held. That's the path to success.

The true wisdom is to be always seasonable, and to change with a good grace in changing circumstances.

The only way to learn is by changing your mind.

For the young people here: practicality is a good thing. There are times where compromise is necessary. That's part of wisdom. But it's also important to hang on to what you believe.

Octopus slime is sort of a cross between drool and snot. But in a nice way. And it's very useful. It helps to be slippery if you're squeezing your body in and out of tight places. Slime keeps the octopus moist if it wants to emerge from the water, which some species of octopus do with surprisingly frequency in the wild.