Our people perish from lack of knowledge Lack of wisdom kills our folk Most people die from stupidity
Isn't it strange how wise counsel can cool the hottest head? He made sense but my heart screamed protest.
Advice to my younger self:1 Start where you are with what you have2 Try not to hurt other people3 Take more chances4 If you fail, keep trying
Manners and politeness will never become old-fashioned.
Education is the best provision for old age.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Indeed, the acknowledgement of God is not synonymous with religion.
Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality...
I have found so much beauty in the dark,as I have found a lot of horror in the light.
It is still cheating, even if nobody comes.
So he was queer, E.M. Forster. It wasn't his middle name (that would be 'Morgan'), but it was his orientation, his romping pleasure, his half-secret, his romantic passion. In the long-suppressed novel...