#na

Let us be sure that the lady of our choice possesses certain tangible qualities that we admire; and if in other ways she falls short of our ideal, we must be patient and call to mind those qualities that first induced us to begin our courting. ↗

— Lady Murasaki Shikibu

#love #wisdom #inspirational

With a combination of proper lighting and climate control he managed to achieve a different ecological niche in each gallery. In the African section, where the imbrications of Augustine, Mafouz and Okri lay decomposing, he grew sorghum and Dioscorea yams. In the Chinese gallery where the Tao Te Ching and countless Confucian annotations moldered, he grew rice, crab apples and barley. Over the poems of Neruda and Borges himself, he grew potatoes. Each plant in this new Eden he lovingly tainted with the virus of civilization - from the short story "Resurrection ↗

— Victor Fernando R. Ocampo

#love

Let today be the day that you become committed in being, in doing, in getting, achieving, in experiencing. Let today be the day that you are committed to being the change you wish to see and living the life you wish to live. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#action #change #commitment #inspirational #life

Your husband may not be a wealth of pregnancy information, but he is a wealth of 'you' information. He probably knows you better than anyone else in this world (which means he understands your current neediness pretty well). He also probably loves you more than anyone else in this world. So, while he may not be the person to turn to if you need to know how to soothe breast tenderness, he's the perfect person to turn to when you need a hand to hold. ↗

— Erin MacPherson

#inspiration #marriage #pregnancy #humor

Overregulation corrupts citizens and weakens the rule of law. ↗

— Lawrence Lessig

#over-regulation #nature

Its the actions one produces that will lead them toward the unknown. ↗

— Steven Farmer

#fun #helpful #inspirational #lost #inspirational

People who spend most of their time putting out fires are usually also the arsonists. ↗

— Dan Sullivan

#inspirational

Be the Light you seek so desperately in your life and chase away that darkness. ↗

— Solange nicole

#solange #inspirational

What can you say to a man who tells you he prefers obeying God rather than men, and that as a result he's certain he'll go to heaven if he cuts your throat? ↗

— Voltaire

#fanaticism #murder #religion #men

Fun is essential to mastering the serious side of life. It provides the balance that keeps us sane ↗

— Peter Nicholls

#self-development #inspirational