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)
William Shakespeare Quote – “Ceremony was but devised at first…”
Ceremony was but devised at first To set a gloss on faint deeds, hollow welcomes, Recanting goodness, sorry ere ’tis shown; But where there is true friendship, there needs none. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
William Shakespeare Quote – “He that loves to be flattered…”
He that loves to be flattered is worthy o’ the flatterer. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
William Shakespeare Quote – “One touch of nature…”
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
Henri Amiel Quote – “A man can understand what is similar to…”
A man can understand what is similar to something already existing in himself. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Henri Amiel Quote – “We can only give what we have.”
We can only give what we have. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Andrew Marvell Poem – “On a Drop of Dew”
On a Drop of Dew See how the orient dew, Shed from the bosom of the morn Into the blowing roses, Yet careless of its mansion new, For the clear region where ’twas born Round in itself incloses: And in its little globe’s extent, Frames as it can its native element. How it the purple flow’r does slight, Scarce touching […]
William Shakespeare Quote – “Modest doubt is call’d…”
Modest doubt is call’d the beacon of the wise. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)