Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under your observation in life. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “If you are pained by any external thing…”
If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. It is in your power to erase this judgment now. If anything in your own nature gives you pain, who hinders you from correcting your opinion? Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Adelaide Anne Procter Quote – “All yesterday I was spinning…”
All yesterday I was spinning, Sitting alone in the sun; And the dream that I spun was so lengthy, It lasted till day was done… I went up the hill this morning To the place where my spinning lay — There was nothing but glistening dewdrops Remained of my dream to-day. Adelaide Anne Procter (1825 – 1864)
Adelaide Anne Procter Quote – “Do not look at life’s long sorrow…”
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)