“Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.”
Quotes for When You Need Peace · Page 95
Serene words to slow down your world and bring you back to stillness.
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“A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.”
“Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.”
“It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business.”
“The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting.”
“All the world knows how to cry but not all the world knows how to sigh. Sighing is extra.”
“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.”
“I rarely believe anything, because at the time of believing I am not really there to believe.”
“Nothing could bother me more than the way a thing goes dead once it has been said.”
“A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself.”
“The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.”
“Is it worse to be scared than to be bored, that is the question.”
“Politeness does not interfere with facts, politeness is just another fact.”
“Suppose no one asked a question, what would be the answer.”
“I like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it.”