Greatness lives on the edge of destruction
Heaven's eternal wisdom has decreed, that man should ever stand in need of man.
Trying will do anything in this world.
Verily, great grace may go with a little gift; and precious are all things that come from friends.
Sleeping we imagine what awake we wish; D ogs dream of bones, and fishermen of fish.
Cicala to cicala is dear, and ant to ant, and hawks to hawks, but to me the muse and song.
Men shall look on thee and murmur to each other, "Lo! how small Was the gift, and yet how precious! Friendship 's gifts are priceless all.
[T]he isolationism of the Left stems from the conviction that America is bad for the rest of the world, whereas the isolationism of the Right is based on the belief that the rest of the world is bad for America.
The way to live in the present is to remember that "This too shall pass. " When you experience joy, remembering that "This too shall pass" helps you savor the here and now. When you experience pain and sorrow, remembering that "This too shall pass" reminds you that grief, like joy, is only temporary.
Do not expect good from another's death.
Knitting is repetitive, rewarding, and calms me down like a warm bath. But it takes up juuuust enough brainspace that I can't come up with ideas. Which is too bad, because I love multitasking.