Archives - May 2017

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.

It is not the quantity of the meat but the cheerfulness of the guests which makes the feast.

With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.

You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.

Walking is good for solving problems --- it's like the feet are little psychiatrists.

Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.

Romance is the literature of hope.

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.

If your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt.

There's no disappointment in memory, and one's exaggerations are always on the good side.

Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

Flattery must be pretty thick before anybody objects to it.

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.

Silence is a sounding thing, to one who listens hungrily.

When baking, follow directions. When cooking, go by your own taste.

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

At times, challenges hit with the force of a roaring, rushing waterfall. The true test, however, is whether you can put your arms up and enjoy the feel of the water.

The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart.

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves --- slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.

When you say that you agree with a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.

An hour of basketball feels like 15 minutes. An hour on a treadmill feels like a weekend in traffic school.

In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.

Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.

When a writer becomes a reader of his or her own work, a lot can go wrong. It's like do-it-yourself dentistry.

The story of America's quest for freedom is inscribed on her history in the blood of her patriots.

Chocolate is an antidepressant, which is especially useful as you start to gain weight.

We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.