All gloom is but a dream and a shadow… cheerfulness is the real truth. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864)
Nathaniel Hawthorne Quote – “Happiness in this world…”
Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us on a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote – “Let us not forget…”
Let us not forget that man can never get away from himself. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)
Oliver Goldsmith Quote – “The virtue which requires…”
The virtue which requires to be ever guarded is scarcely worth the sentinel. Oliver Goldsmith (circa 1728 – 1774)
Oliver Goldsmith Quote – “To pursue trifles is the lot of humanity…”
To pursue trifles is the lot of humanity; and whether we bustle in a pantomime or strut at a coronation, whether we shout at a bonfire or harangue in a senate-house — whatever object we follow, it will at last surely conduct us to futility and disappointment. Oliver Goldsmith (circa 1728 – 1774)
Oliver Goldsmith Quote – “Our greatest glory consists…”
Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Oliver Goldsmith (circa 1728 – 1774)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote – “Every man has within himself…”
Every man has within himself a continent of undiscovered character. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)
William Hazlitt Quote – “Our energy is in proportion…”
Our energy is in proportion to the resistance we meet. William Hazlitt (1778 – 1830)
Mencius Quote – “We survive in adversity…”
We survive in adversity and perish in ease and comfort. Mencius (circa 372 – 289 B.C.E.)
Soren Kierkegaard Quote – “Adversity draws men together…”
Adversity draws men together and produces beauty and harmony in life’s relationships, just as the cold of winter produces ice-flowers on the window-panes, which vanish with the warmth. Soren Kierkegaard (1813 – 1855)
