Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends? Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865)
Abraham Lincoln Quote – “I have been driven many times to my knees…”
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day. Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865)
Helen Keller Quote – “Everything has its wonders…”
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. Helen Keller (1880 – 1968)
Helen Keller Quote – “The best and most beautiful things…”
The best and most beautiful things cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller (1880 – 1968)
Helen Keller Quote – “My chief duty to accomplish small tasks…”
I long to accomplish a great and noble task. But it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. Helen Keller (1880 – 1968)
Helen Keller Quote – “There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors…”
There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his. Helen Keller (1880 – 1968)
Hildegard of Bingen Quote – “I see, hear and know simultaneously…”
I see, hear and know simultaneously, and learn what I know as if in a moment. But what I do not see, I do not know, for I am not learned. Hildegard of Bingen (1098 – 1179)
Ghalib Quote – “My own sight is there blocking the view…”
The Veil My yearning has loosened the veil hiding Beauty. She is now mine — but alas, My own sight is there blocking the view. The beat of my own heart sounds in my ear. The wish to live as others do has long been silenced. What does their world have to offer? Nothing but the echo of voices yelling, […]
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote – “Our strength grows out of our weakness…”
Our strength grows out of our weakness. The indignation which arms itself with secret forces does not awaken until we are pricked and stung and sorely assailed. A great man is always willing to be little. Whilst he sits on the cushion of advantages, he goes to sleep. When he is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn […]
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote – “The objects of our affections change…”
Though slowly and with pain, the objects of our affections change, as the objects of thought do. There are moments when the affections rule and absorb the man, and make his happiness dependent on a person or persons. But in health, the mind is presently seen again, its overarching vault, bright with galaxies of immutable lights, and the warm loves […]
