Pasurite Quotes & Sayings

We must not fail, individually, for if we fail, we fail twice - for ourselves and for those who could have been helped, if we had done our duty. — Neal A. Maxwell

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. — Confucius

But all profit that is out of proportion to the labor expended is dishonest. — Leo Tolstoy

The gentle rain which waters my beans and keeps me in the house today is not drear and melancholy, but good for me too. Though it prevents my hoeing them, it is of far more worth than my hoeing. If it should continue so long as to cause the seeds to rot in the ground and destroy the potatoes in the low lands, it would still be good for the grass on the uplands, and, being good for the grass, would be good for me, too. — Henry David Thoreau

For a photographer, it's a necessity that you can shoot stuff magically. Accidents are necessary, but after I take the photograph, it's not over. I work on it more. — Rinko Kawauchi

By fancy's aid I see the lightning fly, And the hoarse thunder roll along the sky. — John Ramsay

One reads alone, even in another's presence. — Italo Calvino

It's good news that he is proposing to restore budget cuts that he made, but the reality is that he is still proposing a 4.5 percent increase in tuition that's above inflation. — James Rosapepe

What we are talking about is learning to live in the present moment, in the now. When you aren't distracted by your own negative thinking, when you don't allow yourself to get lost in moments that are gone or yet to come, you are left with this moment. This moment-now-truly is the only moment you have. It is beautiful and special. Life is simply a series of such moments to be experienced one right after another. If you attend to the moment you are in and stay connected to your soul and remain happy, you will find that your heart is filled with positive feelings. — Sydney Banks