"The mind which renounces, once and for ever, a futile hope, has its compensation in ever-growing calm."

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Source : George Gissing (2016). “The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft”, p.63, The Floating Press

George Gissing

#Mind Quotes #Growing Quotes #Calm Quotes

“I am Loved by the King, and it makes my heart want to sing!”

Source : Song: How Can I Keep From Singing, Album: See the Morning, 2006
“It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.”
“Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues.”
“You put a tuxedo on me, it's like putting a saddle on a hog.”
“If economic catastrophe does come, will it be a time that draws Christians together to share every resource we have, or will it drive us apart to hide in our own basements or mountain retreats, guarding at gunpoint our private stores from others? If we faithfully use our assets for his kingdom now, rather than hoarding them, can't we trust our faithful God to provide for us then?”
“A poet should leave traces of his passage, not proofs. Traces alone engender dreams.”

Source : "The French-American Review" by Texas Christian University, p. 132, 1976.
“Most perfect self-understanding is the capability to directly (immediately) transcend dilemma, all problems, all seeking.”
“Nature has made all her truths independent of one another. Our art makes one dependent on the other. But this is not natural. Each keeps its own place.”

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