#value

We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And life doesn't work out like that. ↗

What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

#could #except #find #i #much

Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren't things to think about any more. All that matters is value - the ultimate value of what one does. ↗

— James Hilton

#any #comes #cost #counting #does

When a tender affection has been storing itself in us through many of our years, the idea that we could accept any exchange for it seems to be a cheapening of our lives. And we can set a watch over our affections and our constancy as we can over other treasures. ↗

— George Eliot

#feelings #value #life

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued. ↗

— Socrates

#chiefly #good #good life #valued

This nation's 23 million small businesses need a budget that reflects their value to the economy. ↗

— Solomon Ortiz

#businesses #economy #million #nation #need

Houses are built brick-by-brick. HOMEs are built word-by-word. Houses don't build themselves. So YOU must build your home ↗

— Fela Durotoye

#culture #family #home #leadership #values

Where you read a book and when and with whom can make a big difference. ↗