April

A Quiet Life

“A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live” ~ Bertrand Russell

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Grace

“Grace was in all her steps, Heav’n in her Eye, In every gesture dignity and love” ~ John Milton

Desires

“I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.”

~John Stuart Mill

Nuances

“The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him.” ~Auguste Rodin

Love and Kindness

“When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.”  ~the Dali Lama

Gratitude

“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.”
~ Henry Ward Beecher

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The Nest

God gives every bird his worm, but He does not throw it into the nest.
P. D. James

Honesty

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“The elegance of honesty needs no adornment.” ~ Merry Browne

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And Dances With The Daffodils

“For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.”

~William Wordsworth

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