Thornton Wilder Quote – To Be Alive
‘We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” – Thornton Wilder
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Barbara Kingsolver quote – figure out what you have to say
“Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer.” – Barbara Kingsolver
Read moreThomas Szasz Quote – Finding Oneself
“People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates.” – Thomas Szasz
Read moreSamuel Johnson Quote – Absurdity Of Conduct
“Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.” – Samuel Johnson
Read moreG.K. Chesterton Quote – How Much Larger Life Would Be
“How much larger your life would be if your self could become smaller in it; if you could really look at other men with common curiosity and pleasure; if you could see them walking as they are in their sunny selfishness and their virile indifference! You would begin to be interested in them, because they were not interested in you. […]
Read moreOscar Wilde Quote – Be Yourself
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde
Read moreThe greatest thing in the world is to know how to be yourself
“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be yourself.”
Read moreTo Kill A Mockingbird – Conscience
“…before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” – Atticus, To Kill a Mockingbird
Read moreMay Sarton Quote – Solitude Is The Richness Of Self
“Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.” – May Sarton
Read moreHenry David Thoreau Quote – Fishing
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” – Henry David Thoreau
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