My favourite quotationsIn withstanding of the passions standeth very peace of heart. A happy lot and portion is, good inclinations of the soul, good desires, good actions. Love and affect that only, whatsoever it be that happeneth, and by the fates appointed unto thee. 'He teaches who gives, and he learns who receives. What attracts my attention shall have it, as I will go the man who knocks at my door, whilst a thousand persons as worthy go by it, to whom I give no regard. 'Thy lot or portion of life is seeking after thee; therefore be at rest from seeking after it. 'If you would not be known to do any thing, never do it. A man may play the fool in the drifts of a desert, but every grain of sand shall seem to see'. "A good man is contented. Action and inaction are alike to the true. I desire not to disgrace the soul. The fact that I am here certainly shows that the soul had need of an organ here. I have no discontent. The good soul nourishes me and unlocks new magazines of power and enjoyment to me everyday." "The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship." "To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." "The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. "That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed but that our power to do has increased." If a wise man should appear in our village, he would create, in those who conversed with him, a new consciousness of wealth, by opening their eyes to unobserved advantages; he would establish a sense of immovable equality, calm us with assurances that we could not be cheated; as every one would discern the checks and guaranties of condition. The rich would see their mistakes and poverty, the poor their escapes and their resources. Every devil respects virtue. What your heart thinks great is great. The soul's emphasis are always right. What is not good for virtue good for the knowledge. He touched the secret of the matter who said of love,— "All other pleasures are not worth its pains." © Copyright: Юлия Шарлотт, 2011.
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