"A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world; and if in the present life his happiness arises from the subduing of his desires, it will arise in the next from the gratification of them."

-- Joseph Addison

#Blessing Quotes #Men Quotes #Mind Quotes

“You can do anything as long as you have the passion, the drive, the focus, and the support.”
“I feel, as a songwriter, it's one of the hardest things to do - to sit down and say how you feel.”
“I don't believe that grief passes away. It has its time and place forever. More time is added to it; it becomes a story within a story. But grief and griever alike endure.”
“To be born with a unique instinct, will demand 'unique duties'. If you didn't think about being an artist before 7 years of age you probably don't have it and you will be able to paint what you want to paint.”
“Sanctification costs to the extent of "an intense narrowing of all our interests on earth and an immense broadening of all our interests in God.”
“I shall pray to God to send charity to this hideous world, and sympathy for the weak, and love for the unhappy and unfortunate. I shall ask Him if is indeed His will that a child should suffer and its soul be damned for a little blemish on the body....And I shall pray Him, too, that the hearts of the self-righteous may be broken...”
“I'm too passionate about my work...Acting takes not only concentration, it takes creativity; it takes... your soul.”
“I shan't ever understand your willingness to lie down and die," Felicity bars. "If you won't at least try to fight, I have no sympathy for you.”

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