"There is a quiet courage that comes from an inward spring of confidence in the meaning and significance of life. Such courage is an underground river, flowing far beneath the shifting events of one's experience, keeping alive a thousand little springs of action."

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Source : Howard Thurman (2014). “Meditations of the Heart”, p.52, Beacon Press

Howard Thurman

#Courage Quotes #Spring Quotes #Rivers Quotes

“Being alive is so extraordinary I donâ€™t know why people limit it to riches, pride, securityâ€”all of those things life is built on. People miss so much because they want money and comfort and pride, a house and a job to pay for the house. And they have to get a car. You canâ€™t see anything from a car. Itâ€™s moving too fast. People take vacations. Thatâ€™s their rewardâ€”the vacation. Why not the life?”
“I adore adverbs; they are the only qualifications I really much respect.”
“I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.”
“The real future of the Hispanic targeted media and advertising is in English.”
“Herbert Spencer is little read now. Philosophers do not regard him as a major thinker. Social Darwinism has long been in disrepute.”
“The easier things are to buy, the more we consume.”
“Talk not of love: thou never knew'st its force.”
“It's beauty that captures your attention. personality which captures your heart.”

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