“Rain Soft rain, summer rain Whispers from bushes, whispers from trees. Oh, how lovely and full of blessing To dream and be satisfied. I was so long in the outer brightness, I am not used to this upheaval: Being at home in my own soul, Never to be led elsewhere. I want nothing, I long for nothing, I hum gently the sounds of childhood, And I reach home astounded In the warm beauty of dreams. Heart, how torn you are, How blessed to plow down blindly, To think nothing, to know nothing, Only to breathe, only to feel.”
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Grateful Quotes — page 184 of 709
“Our children need our presence, not our presents.”
“I just take every day is a miracle and I'm really glad that I'm still working and that people are not sick of me, even though even I'm sick of me a little bit.”
“My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.”
“He who gives early gives twice.”
“I had forgotten what mustard fields looked like... Sheet upon sheet of blazing yellow, half way between sulphur and celandine, with hot golden sunshine pouring down upon them out of a dazzling June sky. It thrilled me like music.”
“Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.”
“I choose the poverty of our poor people. But I am grateful to receive it (the Nobel) in the name of the hungry, the naked, the homeless, of the crippled, of the blind, of the lepers, of all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared for throughout society, people that have become a burden to the society and are shunned by everyone.”
“However rich I may have been, I have always lived like a poor man.”
“Money isnt what drives me, getting fans who truly understand what I'm about and want to see me live is where my head is at.”
“Father asked us what was God's noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.”
“What I gave out in the form of words would return to me as experiences.”
“All my life I have regarded myself as one of Mozart's greatest admirers, and I will remain one until my last breath.”
“A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.”
“People don't realize what they have when they own a picture by me. Each picture is a phial with my blood. That is what has gone into it.”
“If we want to find happiness, let's stop thinking about gratitude or ingratitude and give for the inner joy of giving.”
“The most important thing in life is human affection. Without it one cannot achieve genuine happiness. And if we want a happier life, a happier family, happier neighbours or a happier nation, the key is inner quality. Even if the five billion human beings that inhabit the earth become millionaires, without inner development there cannot be peace or any lasting happiness.”
“Old age is rather like another country. You will enjoy it more if you have prepared yourself before you go.”
“As I've said, there were patriots who supported this war, and patriots who opposed it. And all of us are united in appreciation for our servicemen and women, and our hopes for Iraqis' future.”
“To commune daily with God in deep meditation, and to carry His love and guidance with you into all your dutiful activities, is the way that leads to permanent peace and happiness.”