Sunday, 5 May
Two thoughts from Hans Christian Andersen
“To be of use to the world is the only way to be happy.”
“It is the power of thought that gives man power over nature.”
Monday, 6 May
Two thoughts from Brooks Adams
"Philosophers are men hired by the well-to-do to prove that everything is alright."
“I need a sitting room where I can entertain my friends, but I must have a library where my books entertain me.”
Tuesday, 7 May
Two thoughts from Bernard Meltzer
"When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future."
“If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secret of getting along."
Wednesday, 8 May
Two thoughts from Joseph Joubert
“Imagination is the eye of the soul”
“The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.”
Thursday, 9 May
Two thoughts from James Jones
“Never put things off…you will wake up and find them gone.”
“The main trouble with being an honest man was that it lost you all your illusions.”
Friday, 10 May
Two thoughts from Madeleine L'Engle
"But unless we are creators, we are not fully alive."
"The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been."
Saturday, 11 May
Two thoughts from John Crowley
“The better you tell an old story, the more you are talking about right now.”
“There is more than one history of the world.”
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dear jim,
thank you for these as always! some of my faves from this week:
Bernard Meltzer: "When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future."
Joseph Joubert: “The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.”
Madeleine L'Engle: "The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been."
John Crowley: “The better you tell an old story, the more you are talking about right now.”
much appreciated!
love
myq