Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Henry David Thoreau

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

You may break, you may shatter, the vase if you will, but the scent of roses will hang round it still.

Thomas Moore

It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a

young person, "Always do what you are afraid to do."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The greatest homage to truth is to use it."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The less a man thinks or knows about his virtues, the

better we like him."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Love is the burning point of life, and since all life is

sorrowful, so is love.
Joseph Campbell

Love is that state in which the happiness of another is

more important than your own.
Robert A. Heinlein.

To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without

moving anything but your heart.
Phyllis Theroux

Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the

first and most difficult risk we can take is to be
honest with ourselves
Walter Anderson

Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire

did, but she did it backwards and in high heels.
Faith Whittlesey

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

John Donne

An act of love that fails is just as much a part of the

divine life as an act of love that succeeds, for love is
measured by fullness, not by reception.
Harold Loukes

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