This art of resting the mind and the power of dismissing from it all care and worry is probably one of the secrets of energy in our great men. - Captain J. A. Hadfield
Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life. - Marcus Aurelius
Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstances. - Bruce Barton
I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity. - Ulysses S. Grant
It may be more important to have at least one person with whom we can share open and honest thoughts and feeling than it is to have a whole network of more superficial relationships. - Dr Blair Justice
Mind and spirit together make up that which separates us from the rest of the animal world, that which enables a man to know the truth and that which enables him to die for the truth. - Edith Hamilton
I always seek the good that is in people and leave the bad to Him who made mankind and knows how to round off the corners. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There is harmony and inner peace to be found in following a moral compass that points in the same direction regardless of fashion or trend. - Ted Koppel
The fact that a believer is happier than a sceptic is no more to the point than the fact than a drunken man is happier than a sober one. - George Bernard Shaw
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible. - Richard M. Devos
Elderly people and those in authority cannot always be relied upon to take enlightened and comprehending views of what they call the indiscretions of youth. - Winston Churchill
2 comments:
I love reading your quotes!
But I am sure that your own thoughts would be lovely as well :)
Hi Sue,
I don't have the patience to gather my thoughts together and put them into words. They are scattered all over the place, you see.
But I will try to surprise you with an article or two - one of these days.:-)
Cheers,
Vincent
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