QuietThoughts
"The
glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of
companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he
discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him
with his friendship."
~~Ralph Waldo
Emerson~~
Quiet Thoughts
When I was in
third grade, a new Principal came to my school. He was a brilliant
educator who cared more about educating his students than he did about administrative and bureaucratic aspects of his job. It was with fondness that his staff would find him down on his knees in the corner of a classroom helping a child when a meeting was about to begin.
This person was my friend and gave me a precious gift. I keep it close by
and read from the little book of Quiet Thoughts
often. ~Ann, 11 Feb 1998
QUIET
THOUGHTS
Selected by Mary Dawson
Hughes
"Though we travel the world over
to find the beautiful,
we must carry it with us
or we find it not."
RALPH WALDO
EMERSON
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with
a single step."
LAO-TSE
"The
greatest happiness of life
is being loved for yourself...
or, more correctly,
being loved in spite of yourself."
VICTOR HUGO
"It is so small a thing
To have enjoyed the sun,
To have lived light in the spring,
To have loved,
To have thought,
To have done?"
MATTHEW ARNOLD
If anyone should ask me
to give a reason
why I loved my friend,
there could be only one answer:
"Because he was he,
because I was I."
MONTAIGNE
Silence is the perfectest herald of joy:
I were but little happy,
if I could say how much.
SHAKESPEARE
If I had but two loaves of bread,
I would sell one
and buy hyacinth,
for they would feed my soul.
QURAN
In the mountains of truth
you never climb in vain.
NIETZSCHE
"A friend is one before whom I may think aloud."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wishing you peace and
contentment.
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