False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared. Montesquieu (1689 – 1755)
Montesquieu Quote – “I’ve never had a sorrow…”
I’ve never had a sorrow that one hour’s reading wouldn’t allay. Montesquieu (1689 – 1755)
Beatrice Hinkle Quote – “There is one great and universal wish of mankind…”
There is one great and universal wish of mankind expressed in all religions, in all art and philosophy, and in all human life: the wish to pass beyond himself as he now is. Beatrice Hinkle (1874 – 1953)
Mary Elizabeth Bain Quote – “There are latent, in every heart, songs as yet unsung…”
There are latent, in every heart, songs as yet unsung, anthems as yet unheard, chords which, if but struck, would fill this old world of ours with music, thrill the soul of man with joy, string his heart and nerves with strength, exalt his life with hope, sweeten it with gladness, and set his whole being atingle with nobleness and […]
Jiddu Krishnamurti Quote – “If we do depend on others psychologically…”
If we do depend on others psychologically, we become secondhand people; which we are. The whole history of mankind is in us… and we don’t know how to read that… You’re not the reader… you are the book. When you read the book as a reader it has no meaning. But if you are the book, and the book is […]
John Ruskin Quote – “Every duty we omit, obscures some truth…”
Every duty we omit, obscures some truth we should have known. John Ruskin (1819 – 1900)
Richard Alleine Quote – “Conversion is no repairing of the old building…”
Conversion is no repairing of the old building; but it takes all down, and erects a new structure… Conversion is a deep work, a heart-work; it turns all upside down, and makes a man be in a new world. It goes throughout with men — throughout the mind, throughout the members, throughout the motions of the whole life. Richard Alleine […]
Amos Bronson Alcott Quote – “Your real influence is measured by…”
Your real influence is measured by your treatment of yourself. Amos Bronson Alcott (1799 – 1888)
Agathon Quote – “The improvement of the mind…”
The improvement of the mind improves the heart and corrects the understanding. Agathon (circa 448 – 400 B.C.E.)
Mahatma Gandhi Quote – “Be the change…”
Be the change you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948)