I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to complain about what you have than it is to read more

I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to complain about what you have than it is to ask for what you want.

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

Intelligence is nothing without delight.

Intelligence is nothing without delight.

Trust in the Lord with all you do and you will be prosperous.

Trust in the Lord with all you do and you will be prosperous.

We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high read more

We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.

The hermit doesn't sleep at night, in love with the blue of the vacant moon. The cool of the breeze read more

The hermit doesn't sleep at night, in love with the blue of the vacant moon. The cool of the breeze that rustles the trees rustles him too.

The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.

The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.

They are eloquent who can speak low things acutely, and of great things with dignity, and of moderate things with read more

They are eloquent who can speak low things acutely, and of great things with dignity, and of moderate things with temper.

The end and aim of all education is the development of character.

The end and aim of all education is the development of character.