I feel successful when the writing goes well. This lasts five minutes. Once when I was number one on the bestseller list I also felt successful. That lasted three minutes.
One of the worst forms of mental suffering is boredom not knowing what to do with oneself and one's life. Even if man had no monetary or any other reward he would be eager to spend his energy in so...
Sunshine is delicious rain is refreshing wind braces us snow is exhilarating there is no such thing as bad weather only different kinds of good weather.
That man is happiest who lives from day to day and asks no more garnering the simple goodness of a life.
They sicken of the calm that know the storm.
Boredom: the desire for desires.
Human misery must somewhere have a stop there is no wind that always blows a storm.
Some days the dragon wins.
Passions are less mischievous than boredom for passions tend to diminish and boredom increase.
Patience and fortitude conquer all things.
Either you reach a higher point today or you exercise your strength in order to be able to climb higher tomorrow.
No great thing is created suddenly any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom then bear fruit then ri...
The most potent and sacred command which can be laid upon any artist is the command: wait.
I believe the sign of maturity is accepting deferred gratification.
Time cools time clarifies no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours.
This is the day which the Lord hath made we will rejoice and be glad.
The best days in the life of any person are the days of joy
God grant us patience!
We do not live an equal life but one of contrasts and patchwork now a little joy then a sorrow now a sin then a generous or brave action.