grander

There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.

Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables"

careless

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

Albert Einstein

hard

Hard times arouse an instinctive desire for authenticity.

Coco Chanel

throw

Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.

Norman Vincent Peale

end

What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.

T.S. Eliot

better

It is better to live in a state of impermanence than in one of finality.

Gaston Bachelard

sunlight

O, Sunlight! The most precious gold to be found on earth.

Roman Payne

beauty

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Confucius

judge

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

Malcolm S. Forbes

change

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

Wayne Dwyer

misery

Misery is feeling estranged from people I love. Misery is also not working. The two seem to go together.

Joan Didion

still

Learning to be still, to really be still and let life happen, that stillness becomes a radiance.

Morgan Freeman

because

Because that was then and this is now. Because the past is gone, even though it defines the present.

Stephen King, "Doctor Sleep"

actions

You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing there will be no results.

Mahatma Gandhi

feel

People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.

John C. Maxwell

friend

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

Helen Keller

under construction

A human being is a being who is constantly 'under construction', but also, in a parallel fashion, always in a state of constant destruction.

Jose Saramago

anger

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

Mark Twain

door

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.

Graham Greene

anxiety

Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.

Kahlil Gibran