"Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort."

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Source : Sir Humphry Davy, John Davy (1839). “The Collected Works of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. ...: Memoirs of the life of Sir Humphry Davy, by his brother, John Davy”, p.448

Humphry Davy

#Life Quotes #Family Quotes #Smile Quotes

“Living is really pretty simple. Living happens right now; it doesn't happen back then, and it doesn't happen out there. Living is not the story of your life. Living is the process of experiencing right now.”
“Freedom from mental distraction equals power.”
“Just because something is good doesn't mean we should pursue it right now. We have to remember that the right thing at the wrong time is the wrong thing.”

Source : Joshua Harris (2012). “I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance”, p.82, Multnomah
“Always have an answer - even if you change your mind five minutes later.”
“I have no desire to prove anything by my work. I have never used it as an outlet or as a means of expressing myself. I just dance.”
“And we stood like that. The joining of hands is highly underrated in the acts of intimacy. You kiss acquaintances or colleagues, casually to say hello or good-bye. You might even kiss a close friend chastely on the lips. You might quickly hug anyone you knew. You might even meet someone at a party, take him home and sleep with him, never to see him or hear from him again. But to join hands and stand holding each other that way, with the electricity of possibilities flowing between you? The tenderness of it, the promise of it, is only something you share with a few people in your life.”
“... old clothes, old friends, old books. One needs constants in a traveling life.”

Source : Dorothy Gilman (2007). “Kaleidoscope”, p.96, Ballantine Books
“And let the truth be your delight...Proclaim it..., but with a certain congeniality.”

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