William James
Our mental life, like a bird’s life, seems to be made of an alternation of flights and perchings. — William James
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Thomas Fuller
Great hopes make great men. — Thomas Fuller
Washington Irving
There’s a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief … and unspeakable love. — Washington Irving
Henry David Thoreau
Never look back unless you are planning to go that way. — Henry David Thoreau
Bertrand Russell
The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. — Bertrand Russell
Theodore Roosevelt
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who… Continue reading Theodore Roosevelt
Henry David Thoreau
The soul grows by subtraction, not addition. — Henry David Thoreau
Bede
The present life of man, O king, seems to me, in comparison of that time which is unknown to us, like to the swift flight of a sparrow through the room wherein you sit at supper in winter, with your commanders and ministers, and a good fire in the midst, whilst the storms of rain… Continue reading Bede
Thomas Fuller
Try to be happy in this present moment, and put not off being so to a time to come–as though that time should be of another make from this which has already come and is ours. ― Thomas Fuller
The Vale of Soul-Making 