He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people read more

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.

Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them.

Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them.

Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.

Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.

One must not attempt to justify them, but rather to sense their nature simply and clearly.

One must not attempt to justify them, but rather to sense their nature simply and clearly.

If I live to grow old, as I find I go down,
Let this be my fate in a read more

If I live to grow old, as I find I go down,
Let this be my fate in a country town;
May I have a warm house, with a stone at my gate,
And a cleanly young girl to rub my bald pate.
May I govern my passions with an absolute sway,
Grow wiser and better as my strength wears away,
Without gout or stone, by a gentle decay.
- Walter Pope, The Old Man's Wish,

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for read more

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around.

I wish I knew the good of wishing.

I wish I knew the good of wishing.

What one has wished for in youth, in old age one has in
abundance.
[Ger., Was man in read more

What one has wished for in youth, in old age one has in
abundance.
[Ger., Was man in der Jugend wunscht, hat man im Alter die
Fulle.]