"Some people are always grumbling because roses..." - Quote by Alphonse Karr
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.
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“The more the change, the more it is the same thing.”
“Flowing water is at once a picture and a music, which causes to flow at the same time from my brain, like a limpid and murmuring rivulet, sweet thoughts, charming reveries, and melancholy remembrances.”
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.”
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“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.”
“Thinking about death... produces love for life. When we are familiar with death, we accept each week, each day, as a gift. Only if we are able thus to accept life bit by bit does it become precious.”
“Be appreciative of what's right with your life. In your gratitude is power to make it even better”