"A weak mind sinks under prosperity, as well as under adversity. A strong and deep mind has two highest tides - when the moon is at the full, and when there is no moon."

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Source : Julius Charles Hare, Augustus William Hare (1861). “Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers: From the Fifth London Ed”, p.211

David Hare

#Strong Quotes #Adversity Quotes #Moon Quotes

“A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may think aloud.”
“Typical horror movies of the 1930s were often given a period setting in what looked like a kind of stylized 19th century... the sense of 'elsewhen', of distance, lent to many of these movies by their settings. They exist, as it were, in a 19th century of the mind.”
“You can begin right now to feel healthy You can begin to feel prosperous. You can begin to feel the love that's surrounding you, even if it's not there. And what will happen is the universe will correspond to the nature of your song.”
“All leadership is appreciative leadership. It's the capacity to see the best in the world around us, in our colleagues, and in the groups we are trying to lead.”
“I could more easily contain Niagara Falls in a teacup than I can comprehend the wild, uncontainable love of God.”

Source : Brennan Manning, Michael W. Smith (2000). “The ragamuffin Gospel”, Multnomah
“Be yourself & stand out because that's what makes you different.”
“But if you are single the last thing you want is your best friend forming a functional relationship with somebody else.”
“For me 'You & I Forever' is celebrating the person you love being by your side. This is what it means to others”

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