A stepping-stone can be a stumbling block if we can't see it until after we have tripped over it.

Quote by Cullen Hightower

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Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues.

Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues.

The true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your...

The true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your...

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

There's always somebody who is paid too much, and taxed too little - and it's...

There's always somebody who is paid too much, and taxed too little - and it's...

People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what...

People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what...

We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but...

We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but...

Sometimes we deny being worthy of praise, hoping to generate an argument we would be...

Sometimes we deny being worthy of praise, hoping to generate an argument we would be...

Faith is building on what you know is here, so you can reach what you...

Faith is building on what you know is here, so you can reach what you...

The mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep...

The mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep...

Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues.

Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues.

The only new ideas that are not subject to our skepticism or suspicion are our...

The only new ideas that are not subject to our skepticism or suspicion are our...

Saying what we think gives a wider range of conversation than saying what we know.

Saying what we think gives a wider range of conversation than saying what we know.

Faith is building on what you know is here so you can reach what you...

Faith is building on what you know is here so you can reach what you...

We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic.

We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic.

There are people who can talk sensibly about a controversial issue; they're called humorists.

There are people who can talk sensibly about a controversial issue; they're called humorists.

A true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your...

A true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your...