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When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed read more
When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us. -Alexander Graham Bell.
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet read more
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others. -Joseph Addison.
To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else. -Bernadette Devlin.
To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else. -Bernadette Devlin.
Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a read more
Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong. -Lao-Tzu (600 B.C.).
The spirit of a person's life is ever shedding some power, just as a flower is steadily bestowing fragrance upon read more
The spirit of a person's life is ever shedding some power, just as a flower is steadily bestowing fragrance upon the air. thanks to Michele Rousseau -T. Starr King.
You can have anything you want if you want it desperately enough. You must want it with an exuberance that read more
You can have anything you want if you want it desperately enough. You must want it with an exuberance that erupts through the skin and joins the energy that created the world. -Sheila Graham.
The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. -Ferdinand Foch.
The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. -Ferdinand Foch.
The future of civilization depends on our overcoming the meaninglessness and hopelessness that characterizes the thoughts of men today. -Albert read more
The future of civilization depends on our overcoming the meaninglessness and hopelessness that characterizes the thoughts of men today. -Albert Schweitzer.
We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. . -Ancient Proverb.
We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. . -Ancient Proverb.