William James Quotes

I've learned you can make a mistake and the whole world doesn't end. I had to learn to allow myself to make a mistake without becoming defensive and unforgiving.

Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.

I don't think life is to be taken too seriously. Take it too seriously, and it'll getcha.

Do not take yourself too seriously. You have to learn not to be dismayed at making mistakes. No human being can avoid failures.

As we hone the ability to let go of distraction, to begin again without rancor or judgment, we are deepening forgiveness and compassion for ourselves. And in life, we find we might make a mistake, and more easily begin again, or stray from our chosen course and begin again.

Actually, I think it's quite sensible not to take yourself too seriously.

We're not meant to be perfect. It took me a long time to learn that.

Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.

One can have many regrets in life, but they are temporary. There are lessons to learn from every mistake.

I shall often go wrong through defect of judgment. When right, I shall often be thought wrong by those whose positions will not command a view of the whole ground. I ask your indulgence for my own errors, which will never be intentional, and your support against the errors of others, who may condemn what they would not if seen in all its parts.

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition, there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes.

Sometimes it's not always perfect, and there are mistakes, and you pick yourself up and move on. I've learned you can't be a perfectionist. I still strive to do my best in every area, but I've learned to let go.

If I make a mistake, I just shrug it off and carry on.

Everyone makes mistakes, and we need to learn to forgive ourselves.

You learn from your mistakes at the end of the day. We don't got to keep drilling on the past, things like that. You live and you learn.

There are a lot of reasons why guys can miss - it isn't always just black and white - but you just have to learn to move on from it. That's just the approach I take. I've missed plenty of kicks before.

I'm learning to let go of the idea of trying to be perfect.

The door to my heart opens inward. I move through forgiveness to love.

Forgiveness means accepting what is or what has been and becoming willing to see it differently. You cannot un-hear what you have heard or un-see what you have seen. What you can do is stop believing that what occurred has somehow left you broken, damaged and wounded. While forgiveness ain’t easy, it’s the most important inner work you can do within your mind and heart.

Do not feel bad about your mistakes or those of others. Love them! Remember that one: they are to be expected; two: they're the first and most essential part of the learning process; and three: feeling bad about them will prevent you from getting better.

I know it. I know I shall make beastly mistakes, Father-" "The world does not forgive mistakes so quickly, my girl." He sounds bitter and sad. "If the world will not forgive me," I say softly, "I shall have to learn to forgive myself." He nods in understanding. "And how will you marry? Or do you intend to marry?" I think of Kartik, and tears threaten. "I shall meet someone one day, as Mother found you.

We all make mistakes, don't we? But if you can't forgive yourself, you'll always be an exile in your own life.

You hold in your hand an invitation: to remember the transforming power of forgiveness and loving kindness. To remember that no matter where you are and what you face, within your heart peace is possible.

Be patient with yourself even when you make mistakes.

You must never feel badly about making mistakes.