#men

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. Books, the oldest and the best, stand naturally and rightfully on the shelves of every cottage. They have no cause of their own to plead, but while they enlighten and sustain the reader his common sense will not refuse them. Their authors are a natural and irresistible aristocracy in every society, and, more than kings or emperors, exert an influence on mankind. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#education #enlightenment #heritage #knowledge #treasures

I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live. ↗

— Thich Nhat Hanh

#anger

Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in general. ↗

— Martin Yan

#chinese #chinese culture #culture #general #lot

My advice to the women of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias. ↗

— William Allen White

#america #fewer #hell #more #raise

The true worth of an experimenter consists in his pursuing not only what he seeks in his experiment, but also what he did not seek. ↗

— Claude Bernard

#consists #did #experiment #experimenter #his

Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish. ↗

— Theodor Reik

#general #loved #men #want #women

Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others ... Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." (Journal entry, 14 October 1922) ↗

— Katherine Mansfield

#daring #empowerment #risk #self-confidence #self-determination

Not only is our love for our children sometimes tinged with annoyance, discouragement, and disappointment, the same is true for the love our children feel for us. ↗

— Bruno Bettelheim

#children #disappointment #discouragement #feel #love

I wanted to be as comfortable in that environment as she was. I moved around those areas in character. ↗

— Debbie Reynolds

#around #character #comfortable #environment #i

Enjoy losing weight. Enjoy eating healthy, delicious food. Do not wait until you reach your destination to feel good. Take as much happiness and joy as you can from your weight loss journey. ↗

— Harry Papas

#healthy-diet #healthy-living #inspirational #positive-thinking #weight-loss