quotes of day Sunday, August 23, 2026

“So if you are the big tree, we are the small axe. Ready to cut you down, to cut you down.”

“Hitlers come and go, but Germany and the German people remain.”

“I think it is the most important subject facing this country, but I cannot get any of my ministers to take any notice.”

“By Heaven, my soul is purg'd from grudging hate; And with my hand I seal my true heart's love”

“Far, far below the deepest delvings of the dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things.”

“I stood willingly and gladly in the characters of everything - other people, trees, clouds. And this is what I learned, that the world's otherness is antidote to confusion - that standing within this otherness - the beauty and the mystery of the world, out in the fields or deep inside books - can re-dignify the worst-stung heart.”

“Thinking is always the stumbling stone to poetry.”

“They say fingers were made before forks, and hands before knives.”

“If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience. On the other hand, if someone is suffering from depression, anxiety, or any form of emotional distress, then even if he or she happens to be enjoying physical comforts, he will not really be able to experience the happiness that these could bring.”

“The sun is new each day.”

“He only can create the greatest imaginable beauty who has endured all imaginable pangs, for only when we have seen and foreseen what we dread shall we be rewarded by that dazzling unforeseen wing-footed wanderer.”

“Great leaders must be able to realize when something isn’t working-no matter how hard they’ve worked to make it succeed.”

“I would model well-being by presenting myself as a high-energy person who loves what I am doing and who is thrilled to be able to offer books, tapes, and products designed to make people feel good. I would explain that they are in a store filled with this kind of energy and that creating such a space is exactly why I got into the business in the first place. If you want to feel good, then my store is the place you should visit on a regular basis. I would stay very informed about what's out there and make sure I carry many things with very high energy.”