It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tost upon the sea: a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle and the adventures thereof below: but no pleasure is comparable to standing upon the vantage ground of truth... and to see the errors, and wanderings, and mists, and tempests, in the vale below.
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There's a little truth in all jive, and a little jive in all truth.
There's a little truth in all jive, and a little jive in all truth.
Man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Job v.7.
Man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Job v.7.
Fair and softly goes far.
Fair and softly goes far.
The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it.
The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it.
Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.
Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.
In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.
In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.
Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.
Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.
I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose read more
I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose Thou for me what thou knowest to be best and do not put my perdition in what my autonomy and free choice prefer.
To be happy with a man you have to understand him a lot and love him less , but...to be read more
To be happy with a man you have to understand him a lot and love him less , but...to be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and never ever try to understand her !.
