“Blessed is he who has been able to win knowledge of the causes of things.”— Virgil, Georgics, Book II, line 490 (tr. H. Rushton Fairclough)Share
“Every field, every tree is now budding; now the woods are green, now the year is at its loveliest.”— VirgilShare
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”— EpictetusShare
“Any artist should be grateful for a naïve grace which puts him beyond the need to reason elaborately.”— Saul BellowShare
“Blessed is he who carries within himself a God, an ideal, and who obeys it: ideal of art, ideal of science, ideal of the gospel virtues, therein lie the springs of great thoughts…”— Louis PasteurShare
“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.”— CiceroShare
“When prosperous the fool trembles for the evil that is to come; in adversity the philosopher smiles for the good that he has had.”— Ambrose BierceShare
