When terrible things happen, most people become waves, but some people become rocks. Waves are tossed back and forth when the wind comes, but the rocks just take a beating, immovable, waiting for the storm to blow over.
– from Us Against You book by Fredrik Backman
Tag: Quotes on Human Nature
People don’t change, do they? The …
People don’t change, do they? The ability to lie, deceive, it’s woven so deep, it’s impossible to pick out, remove.
– from The Sanatorium book by Sarah Pearse
Human beings have a tragic habit …
Human beings have a tragic habit of remembering the things that would be smart to forget and forgetting the wonderful things it would be wise to remember.
– from The 5 AM Club book by Robin Sharma
People only see what they have …
People only see what they have decided to see. I have learned this lesson one hundred times over.
– from How to Stop Time book by Matt Haig
I guess that’s true of people …
I guess that’s true of people in general. They only see what they want to see, even when the truth is right in front of them.
– from The Next Wife book by Kaira Rouda