#ender

She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth. ↗

— Christina Rossetti

#bitter #bitter truth #chose #covered #eyes

It pains me physically to see a woman victimized, rendered pathetic, by fashion. ↗

— Yves Saint Laurent

#me #pains #pathetic #physically #rendered

It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune; to build one up is a difficult and an arduous task. ↗

— Titus Livius

#arduous #build #difficult #easy #fortune

There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly life need in no way occasion surprise. ↗

— William James

#between #companionship #joyousness #life #need

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart. ↗

— Washington Irving

#distant #falls #friends #heart #like

If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#behind #fall #faster #give #never

No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#agree #fly #free #government #high

Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#change #different #get #render #result

For me, Barack Obama's election was a milestone of the most extraordinary kind. On the day he was elected I felt such hope in my heart. I thought we were seeing the beginning of a new era of equal opportunity across race and gender such as America had never known before. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#america #barack #before #beginning #day

There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker; if sad, it must not scream or curse. ↗

— William James

#any #attitude #curse #glad #grin