To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.
-Robert Louis Stevenson
To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
-Thomas Jefferson
God first created light, all men are born out of it. The whole world came out of a single spark; who is good and who is bad? The Creator is in the creation, and the creation in the Creator, He is everywhere.
It is inevitable that a tragedy should arouse sorrowful feelings. Still, out of that sorrow itself comes a feeling of triumph – the victory of the human will over the most adverse circumstances. And thus out of sorrow and defeat come joy and victory.
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
-Nelson Mandela
When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.