Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Maxims and Reflections Category: Adversity
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, thered be a shortage of fishing poles. – Doug Larson Category: Worth
True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. – William Penn Category: Silence
It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing. – Mariane Moore, “A Grave,” Collected Poems, 1951 Category: Humankind
