We are never quits with those who oblige us, was Dantes' reply; for when we do not owe them money, we owe them gratitude.
Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.
Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.
Being bored is the price we pay for not being insane.
A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly.
Those who are truly grateful are deeply moved by the privilege of living.
I met a boy whose eyes showed me that the past, present and future were all the same thing.
Now, 75 years [after ], in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books.
If you want to feel the sunshine, change position!
The underbelly of the human psyche, what is often referred to as our dark side, is the origin of every act of self-sabotage. Birthed out of shame, fear, and denial, it misdirects our good intentions a...
A man of sixty has spent twenty years in bed and over three years in eating.