We are more closely connected to the invisible than to the visible. Novalis (1772 – 1801)
Jalal al-Din Rumi Quote – “Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing…”
Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing there is a field. I’ll meet you there. Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273)
Charles Dickens Quote – “Who suffers by his ill whims?…”
Who suffers by his ill whims? Himself, always. Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870)
Charles Dickens Quote – “No one is useless in this world who…”
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for any one else. Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870)
Samuel Johnson Quote – “Great works are performed not by strength…”
Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance. Samuel Johnson (1709 – 1784)
George MacDonald Quote – “Who would not poverty for riches yield?…”
Who would not poverty for riches yield? A hovel sell to buy a treasure-field? George MacDonald (1824 – 1905)
George MacDonald Quote – “Thou art my life…”
Thou art my life: I the brook, thou the spring. George MacDonald (1824 – 1905)
George MacDonald Quote – “Sometimes I wake, and, lo! I have forgot…”
Sometimes I wake, and, lo! I have forgot, And drifted out upon an ebbing sea! My soul that was at rest now resteth not, For I am with myself and not with thee. George MacDonald (1824 – 1905)
Charles Dickens Quote – “I wear the chain I forged in life…”
I wear the chain I forged in life. I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870)
Charles Dickens Quote – “Places lie beyond these where we may live in peace…”
Places lie beyond these where we may live in peace, and be tempted to do no harm. We will take the road that promises to have that end, and we would not turn out of it, if it were a hundred times worse than our fears lead us to expect. Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870)