May Sarton

The most valuable thing we can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of room, not try to be or do anything whatever. ↗

— May Sarton

#psyche #rest #change

For after all we make our faces as we go along... ↗

— May Sarton

#age

Keep busy with survival. Imitate the trees. Learn to lose in order to recover, and remember nothing stays the same for long, not even pain. Sit it out. Let it all pass. Let it go. ↗

— May Sarton

#pain #survival #business

Most people have to talk so they won't hear. ↗

— May Sarton

#most #people #talk #won

Self-respect is nothing to hide behind. When you need it most it isn't there. ↗

— May Sarton

#hide #most #need #nothing #self-respect

Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace. ↗

— May Sarton

#back #circles #down #everything #forces

The minute one utters a certainty, the opposite comes to mind. ↗

— May Sarton

#comes #mind #minute #opposite #utters

The more articulate one is, the more dangerous words become. ↗

— May Sarton

#become #dangerous #more #words

True feeling justifies whatever it may cost. ↗

— May Sarton

#feeling #justifies #may #true #true feeling

The garden is growth and change and that means loss as well as constant new treasures to make up for a few disasters. ↗

— May Sarton

#constant #disasters #few #garden #growth