Do not look at life’s long sorrow; See how small each moment’s pain; God will help thee for to-morrow, So each day begin again. Adelaide Anne Procter (1825 – 1864)
Adelaide Anne Procter Quote – “One by one, bright gifts from Heaven…”
One by one (bright gifts from Heaven) Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready too to let them go… One by one thy griefs shall meet thee, Do not fear an armed band; One will fade as others greet thee; Shadows passing through the land. Adelaide Anne Procter (1825 – 1864)
Albert Einstein Quote – “Once we accept our limits…”
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
William Shakespeare Quote – “O, that men’s ears should be to counsel deaf…”
O, that men’s ears should be To counsel deaf, but not to flattery! William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
William Shakespeare Quote – “His overthrow heap’d happiness upon him…”
His overthrow heap’d happiness upon him; For then, and not till then, he felt himself, And found the blessedness of being little: And, to add greater honours to his age Than man could give him, he died fearing God. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
Jalal al-Din Rumi Quote – “As you start to walk on the way…”
As you start to walk on the way, the way appears. Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273)
Leo Tolstoy Quote – “We only fail to see the fact that the life we lead…”
We only fail to see the fact that the life we lead is discordant with human nature, because all those horrors among which we quietly live, have come about so gradually that we have not noticed them. Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “Take away your opinion…”
Take away your opinion and there is taken away the complaint, “I have been harmed.” Take away the complaint, “I have been harmed,” and the harm is taken away. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “Look within…”
Look within. Let neither the special quality of anything, nor its value, escape you. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “I have often wondered how it is…”
I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)