Boughs Define Quotes & Sayings

A man in the wrong may more easily be convinced than one half right. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

When I turned pro, I made a vow to myself never to bow to PR bullshit, to never be untrue to myself, and I'm proud to say that I've never really deviated from that principle - often with some fairly incendiary results. Having — Cavendish Mark

Just imagine what would happen if practicing physicians, the ones who have come into contact directly with suffering humanity, had some acquaintance with Eastern systems of healing. The Spirit of the East surges through every pore as a balm for all afflictions. — Carl Jung

As with so many other aspects of our lives, we were never prepared for
trouble.
We just tried like hell to get out of the way when it came. — Lisa Kleypas

The bonds that unite another person to our self exist only in our mind. — Marcel Proust

Fiction is best served alone. — Courtney Cole

Don't wait for wisdom to come and rescue you, seek it daily. — Matshona Dhliwayo

When your practice has led you to experiences that you can't understand, you need a better theory. Otherwise, if you try to understand these transcendent experiences with 'profane' or, we might say, 'materialistic' ways of thinking, your cultivation will be set back. — Betty Sue Flowers

Patience was part of his nature, and he accepted his lot as a short-lived mammal, scurrying in and out amid the roots of the giants. — Ruth Ozeki

I certainly love doing comedy and feel most comfortable near it. — Candice Bergen

With God the vision is possible to realize. — Lailah Gifty Akita

He got worse as the night wore on. Tessa tried not to think about the wound, tried not to think about what she was going to do if he died and left her alone. Instead, she concentrated on doing what she could to keep the fever down and keep him comfortable, dragging a chair over to the side of the bed when she became too weary to stay awake any longer and dozing in it for short respites.

Toward morning, he began to thrash about on the bed, muttering. She bathed his heated skin again and finally climbed into bed beside him. He quieted when she pulled his head against her breasts and stroked his hair soothingly. — Kaitlyn O'Connor

Strength grows from building other strength, not from trampling on weakness. — Eric Flint

It seemed an advantage to be traveling alone. Our responses to the world are crucially moulded by the company we keep, for we temper our curiosity to fit in with the expectations of others ... Being closely observed by a companion can also inhibit our observation of others; then, too, we may become caught up in adjusting ourselves to the companion's questions and remarks, or feel the need to make ourselves seem more normal than is good for our curiosity. — Alain De Botton