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November 8, 2017

No greater mistake…

By Katherine ¶ Posted in Quotes ¶ Tagged a little, mistake, nothing ¶ Leave a comment

“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.”

(Edmund Burke)

 

elephant umbrella

August 29, 2017

Schopenhauer on loss…

By Katherine ¶ Posted in Quotes ¶ Tagged loss, worth ¶ 7 Comments

“Mostly it is loss which teaches us the worth of things.”

(Arthur Schopenhauer)

Schopenhauer

July 16, 2017

Exhilarated…

By Katherine ¶ Posted in Quotes ¶ Tagged exhilarated, intoxicated, life of the mind, romance, unusual ¶ Leave a comment

“Live the full life of the mind, exhilarated by new ideas, intoxicated by the romance of the unusual.”

(Ernest Hemingway)

ernest-hemingway---mini-biography

July 2, 2017

Love, strength and courage…

By Katherine ¶ Posted in Quotes, Ruminations ¶ Tagged courage, love, strength ¶ 2 Comments

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”

(Lao Tzu)

Door County

June 7, 2017

The way things should be…

By Katherine ¶ Posted in Quotes ¶ Tagged should be, what happens, what we do ¶ 3 Comments

“There isn’t a way things should be. There’s just what happens, and what we do.”

(Terry Pratchett)

kitten duckling

[photo from @BestEarthPix]

 

 

March 12, 2017

New eyes…

By Katherine ¶ Posted in Quotes ¶ Tagged discovery, new eyes, new landscapes, voyage ¶ Leave a comment

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.”

(Marcel Proust)

eye globe

January 21, 2017

Discovering new lands…

By Katherine ¶ Posted in Quotes ¶ Tagged discover, lose sight, new lands, shore ¶ 5 Comments

“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.”

(André Gide)

shore

January 2, 2017
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The year to come…

tennyson-hope-smiles

By Katherine ¶ Posted in Quotes, Ruminations ¶ Tagged happier, hope, new year, smiles, whispering ¶ 8 Comments
December 25, 2016

A Christmas paradox…

By Katherine ¶ Posted in Quotes, Transcendence ¶ Tagged celebrate, Christmas, homeless, paradox ¶ 2 Comments

“Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.”

(G.K. Chesterton)

manger

December 17, 2016

Building a snowman…

By Katherine ¶ Posted in LOLs, Quotes, Transcendence ¶ Tagged ephemeral, existence, family, snowman, teaching ¶ 6 Comments

“Building a snowman is great for family bonding and even better for teaching your kids about the ephemeral nature of existence!”

(Stephen Colbert)

snowman

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