The time of business does not with me differ from the time of prayer, and in the noise and clatter of my kitchen, while several persons are at the same time calling for different things, I possess God as if I were upon my knees at the blessed sacrament.
—Brother Lawrence (French Carmelite Monk)
The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If I ever marry, I’ll try to forget the fact.
—Oscar Wilde (Irish Poet, Playwright)
You cannot make it as a wandering generality. You must become a meaningful specific.
—Zig Ziglar (American Author)
One wonders whether a generation that demands instant satisfaction of all its needs and instant solution of the world’s problems will produce anything of lasting value. Such a generation, even when equipped with the most modern technology, will be essentially primitive – it will stand in awe of nature, and submit to the tutelage of medicine men.
—Eric Hoffer (American Philosopher)
An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.
—Bert Williams (American Entertainer)
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.
—Timothy Leary (American Psychologist)
A human being is not, in any proper sense, a human being till he is educated.
—Horace Mann (American Educator)
The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.
—Orison Swett Marden (American New Thought Writer)
Good deeds ring clear through heaven like a bell.
—Jean Paul (German Novelist)
Creativity is not limited to people practising one of the traditional forms of art, and even in the case of artists, creativity is not confined to the exercise of their art. Each one of us has a creative potential, which is hidden by competitiveness and success-aggression. To recognize, explore and develop this potential is the task of the School. Creation—whether it be a painting, sculpture, symphony or novel—involves not merely talent, intuition, powers of imagination and application, but also the ability to shape material that could be expanded to other socially relevant spheres.
—Heinrich Boll (German Writer)