Simple Wisdom Quotes

I Picked Up Over the Years

Hotse Langeraar
Changeling Lore
Published in
3 min readJul 26, 2024

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Expectations

Regrets don’t change the past.
Expectations don’t change the outcome.
Worries don’t change the future.

Happiness equals Reality minus Expectations.
If you ignore reality, it will work against you.
I can not change the world — I can only change my world.

Love

If I can’t love me, I can’t love you.
If I don’t respect myself, I can’t respect another.
If I blame others, I won’t find answers.

When I speak, I say what I know.
When I listen, I may hear what I don’t know.
Without goals, I’m fulfilling the goals of others.

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Problems

Any argument is solved by focusing on my part in the dispute.
There are only two kinds of lies: the ones I admit and those I don’t.

Complaints disguise the problem.
Victims believe their problems are caused only by…

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Changeling Lore
Changeling Lore

Published in Changeling Lore

Internal change motivates communal change. The search for a better world starts with the search to be a better person. All I can change is me, nothing else.

Hotse Langeraar
Hotse Langeraar

Written by Hotse Langeraar

Born in Europe, moved to the USA and my dreams came true. From commodities to investment banker, I became an author. I’m still dreaming and write about change.

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