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Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” —Babe Ruth
The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man
T.S. Eliot
“Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there.” —Will Smith
It is the mynd, that maketh good or ill,
That maketh wretch or happie, rich or poore:
For some, that hath abundance at his will,
Hath not enough, but wants in greatest store;
And other, that hath litle, askes no more,
But in that litle is both rich and wise.
For wisedome is most riches; fooles therefore
They are, which fortunes doe by vowes deuize,
Sith each vnto himselfe his life may fortunize.
Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.” —Steve Jobs
Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.
T.S. Eliot
The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it.” —Henry Ford
Pluck up your hearts, since fate still rests our friend.
---Christopher Marlowe
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” —Thomas Edison
Books. Cats. Life is good.
T.S. Eliot
Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I remember. Involve me, and I learn.” —Benjamin Franklin
Yet gold all is not, that doth gold seem,
Nor all good knights, that shake well spear and shield:
The worth of all men by their end esteem,
And then praise, or due reproach them yield.
Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Book Two
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” —Henry David Thoreau
For I have known them all already, known them all—
Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons,
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
T.S. Eliot, T. S. Eliot
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” —Maya Angelou
For I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright,
Who art as black as hell, as dark as night.
William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's
“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” —Winston Churchill
Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.
T.S. Eliot
Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.” —Lou Holtz
I hate the day, because it lendeth light
To see all things, but not my love to see.
Edmund Spenser, Daphna
Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.”―Roy T. Bennett
Hell is just a frame of mind.
Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus
You are where you are in life because of what you believe is possible for yourself.” —Oprah
What is hell? Hell is oneself.
Hell is alone, the other figures in it
Merely projections. There is nothing to escape from
And nothing to escape to. One is always alone.
T.S. Eliot
You are where you are in life because of what you believe is possible for yourself.” —Oprah
And he that strives to touch the stars
Oft stumbles at a straw.
Edmund Spenser, The Shepherd's Calendar
The best of times is now.” —Oprah
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
T. S. Eliot, Four Quartets
I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.” —Arthur Rubinstein
For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning."
(Little Gidding)
T.S. Eliot
You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.” —Walter Hagen
I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw.
---William Shakespeare, Illustrated