By faith it appears that in order to understand the meaning of life I must renounce my reason, the very thing for which alone a meaning is required. Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910)
Charles Dickens Quote – “Every failure teaches a man something…”
Every failure teaches a man something, if he will learn. Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870)
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)
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)
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)
Charles Dickens Quote – “A very little key…”
A very little key will open a very heavy door. Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870)
Henri Amiel Quote – “He who asks of life nothing but…”
He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature, and a continuous good progress towards inner contentment and spiritual submission, is less likely than anyone else to miss and waste life. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “A cucumber is bitter? Throw it away…”
A cucumber is bitter? Throw it away. There are briars in the road? Turn aside from them. This is enough. Do not add, “Why were such things made in the world?” Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Henri Amiel Quote – “The true critic strives for a clear vision…”
The true critic strives for a clear vision of things as they are… his effort is to get free from himself, so that he may in no way distort that which he wishes to understand or reproduce. His superiority to the common herd lies in this effort… He distrusts his own senses, he sifts his own impressions, by returning upon […]