"Happiness is a rare plant that seldom takes root on earth-few ever enjoyed it, except for a brief period; the search after it is rarely rewarded by the discovery, but there is an admirable substitute for it... a contented spirit."

--

Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

#Happiness Quotes #Discovery Quotes #Roots Quotes

“There's a time for all things.”
“Is there a place here for the spirit ? Is there time on this brief platform for anything other than mind 's failure to explain itself?”

Source : R.S. Thomas (2012). “Collected Poems: 1945-1990 R.S.Thomas: Collected Poems : R S Thomas”, p.355, Hachette UK
“There are no good and bad movies, only good and bad directors”
“I didn't grow up in one place, so I never had a certain mentality. I have some aspects of growing up in Texas, but I also have a lot of East Coast family. I would have loved to grow up on the East Coast.”
“Life's all about making choices. You've made the choice to pick up the pieces and keep going, even when you've been devastated over and over again.”
“I feel that our planet is in peril and that creating a sustainable planet for my children and my children's children is the most important thing I can do in this lifetime.”
“What does one do about the dead? They live forever.”
“Pardon me, dear human self, capable of the most heinous degradation, capable of soaring.”

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