The ancestor of every action is a thought… Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
The ancestor of every action is a thought… Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.
A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.
-Leopold Stokowski
The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center. So does a person.
-Norman Vincent Peale
The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes.
-Thomas Hardy
A woman's head is always influenced by her heart; but a man's heart by his head.
-Lady Marguerite Blessington
Words can confer strength; they can drain it off; Words can gain friends; they can turn them into enemies; words can elevate or lower the individual. One must learn the habit of making one’s words sweet, soft, and pleasant.
When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.
-Mahatma Gandhi