Quotes of Marcus Aurelius

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It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

- Marcus Aurelius

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“ I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. ”

- Joyce Kilmer

“ I am convinced that one should tell one's spiritual director if one has a great desire for Communion, for Our Lord does not come from Heaven every day to stay in a golden ciborium; He comes to find another heaven, the heaven of our soul in which He loves to dwell. ”

- St. Therese of Lisieux

“ Sometimes the best of gods gift's arrive by the shattering of all the window panes. ”

- Paulo Coelho

“ I can only think about the past, but I can always design the future. ”

- Davin Ferrigon

“ An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it. ”

- William Bernbach

“ The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of comfort. ”

- Confucius

“ Anxiety is love's greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic. ”

- Anais Nin

“ I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life. ”

- Ronald Reagan

“ I hope she'll be a fool that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool. ”

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

“ The path is paved with consistent, conscious mental and spiritual alertness and the gradual growth of goodness in our heart and clarity in our mind. We are awake. If we keep trying to understand, we will understand. If we keep telling ourselves that we are loved by Life and if we keep looking for evidence of that love, we will find it. ”

- Donna Goddard

“ Love thy neighbor — and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier. ”

- Mae West

“ When people think they know you and put you in a box, keep growing and give them the box. ”

- Jackie Griffin

“ Whether you know or not, you are the infinite potential of love, peace and joy ”

- Amit Ray

“ My young sisters, we have such hope for you. We have such great expectations for you. Don't settle for less than what the Lord wants you to be... Give me a young woman who loves home and family, who reads and ponders the scriptures daily, who has a burning testimony of the Book of Mormon... Give me a young woman who is virtuous and who has maintained her personal purity, who will not settle for less than a temple marriage, and I will give you a young woman who will perform miracles for the Lord now and throughout eternity. ”

- Ezra

“ I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward. ”

- Charlotte Bronte

“ Being love rather than giving or taking love, is the only thing that provides stability. ”

- Ram Dass

“ Nothing is over for good! You either take with you memories, love, lesson or an experience. ”

- Somya Kedia

“ I believe in love the verb, not the noun. ”

- Greg Behrendt

“ Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ Be brave. Don't just live in your cave till your grave. ”

- RVM

“ At the beginning, you need no support other than your pen and paper to write down the ideas that your brain is ready to supply you at any given time. ”

- Godspower Oparaugo

“ and then I look deep into your eyes and we melt into each other and enjoy that melting, like those things that belong together... (fragment from Passion beneath, chapter Passion) ”

- Claudia Pavel

“ Perfection does not exist you can always do better and you can always grow. ”

- Les Brown

“ Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. ”

- George Edward Woodberry

“ And out of Tristan's heart there grew a hazel tree, and out of Iseult's a honeysuckle, and they arched together and clung and intertwined so that they could never be separated anymore. ”

- Rosemary Sutcliff