Quotes

"What wound did ever heal but by degrees?"- Shakespeare (from Othello) Morpheus:  "It is sometimes a mistake to climb, it is always a mistake never even to make the attempt." Sandman #6: Fables and Reflections "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13"Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." - Katherine Mansfield, 1888-1923"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles." - Charlie Chaplin, 1889-1977 "Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew." - Saint Francis de Sales, 1567-1622 "Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air." - John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848 "Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared." - Eddie Rickenbacker, 1890-1973  "What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better." - Wendell Phillips, 1811-1884  "I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances." - Martha Washington, 1732-1802 "Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so." - Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, Scottish Philosopher and Author "When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us." - Alexander Graham Bell "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." -Helen Keller "Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but calmness within the storm."