Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.

Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.

Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some read more

Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some of the most refined and elegant qualities of human potential.

From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not read more

From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.

Melancholy is sadness that has taken on lightness

Melancholy is sadness that has taken on lightness

I have often thought what a melancholy world this would be without children, and what an inhuman world without the read more

I have often thought what a melancholy world this would be without children, and what an inhuman world without the aged

The peace makers shall be called the children of God.

The peace makers shall be called the children of God.

A life in harmony with nature, the love of truth and virtue, will purge the eyes to understanding her text.

A life in harmony with nature, the love of truth and virtue, will purge the eyes to understanding her text.

The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.

The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.

It's the things I might have said that fester.

It's the things I might have said that fester.