Courtesy of Gretchen Rubin
“The infinite wonders of the universe are revealed to us in exact measure as we are capable of receiving them. The keenness of our vision depends not on how much we can see, but on how much we feel….Nature sings her most exquisite songs to those who love her.”
Helen Keller, The World I Live In
“There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed.”
Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 86 (12 January 1751)
“The sense of unhappiness is so much easier to convey than that of happiness.”
Graham Greene, The End of the Affair
“One looks at maps, and does not truly apprehend the extent and variety of the world.”
John Williams, Augustus
“It is interesting how keen people are for you to do something they would never dream of doing themselves.”
Rachel Cusk, Outline
“You tend to close your eyes to truth, beauty and goodness because they give no scope to your sense of the ridiculous.”
W. Somerset Maugham
“One does not deceive oneself about the consequences of one’s acts; one deceives oneself about the ease with which one can live with those consequences.”
John Williams, Augustus
“One does not deceive oneself about the consequences of one’s acts; one deceives oneself about the ease with which one can live with those consequences.”
John Williams, Augustus
“Sweep everything under the rug for long enough, and you have to move right out of the house.”
Rachel Ingalls, Mrs. Caliban
“There is something in living close to the great elemental forces of nature that causes people to rise above small annoyances and discomforts.”
Laura Ingalls Wilder, essay, February 1917
