Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheOblivion is full of people who allow the opinions of others to overrule their belief in themselves.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThe worst is that the very hardest thinking will not bring thoughts. They must come like good children of God and cry, "Here we are." You expend effort and energy thinking hard. Then, after you have given up, they come sauntering in with their hands in their pockets. If the effort had not been made to open the door, however, who knows when they could have come.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe