He loved to saunter through fields of wild oats and corn-flowers, and busied himself with clouds nearly as much as with events.
Gratitude turns disappointment into lessons learned, discoveries made, alternatives explored, and new plans set in motion.
I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.
when parameters are not set for man, there is always an unknown abuse
Most priests wish they were as righteous as they seem to most members of their congregations.
You know all that sympathy that you feel for an abused child who suffers without a good mom or dad to love and care for them? Well, they don't stay children forever. No one magically becomes an adult...
When efforts that are wisely executed, the situation and condition don't affect the performance.
I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That's how I refuel.
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...
Pragmatism is good prevention for problems.
It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel.