Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.
Louisa May AlcottRead
The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
Interpretation
Finding beauty in simple things brings happiness to our lives and homes.
This quote emphasizes the importance of appreciating the small and often overlooked aspects of life that contribute to our overall happiness and sense of belonging. By recognizing beauty in humble elements, we can cultivate a joyful environment in our homes and enhance our life's richness.
In practice
During a speech about gratitude, one might reference this quote to highlight the importance of appreciating the little things.
Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.
You have grown abominably lazy, and you like gossip, and waste time on frivolous things, you are contented to be petted and admired by silly people, instead of being loved and respected by wise ones.
"Stay" is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.
... swept into the giddy vortex which keeps so many young people revolving aimlessly, till they go down or are cast upon the shore, wrecks of what they might have been
Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.
It takes two flints to make a fire.
The Holy Spirit gives us joy. And he is joy. Joy is the gift in which all the other gifts are included. It is the expression of happiness, of being in harmony with ourselves, that which can only come from being in harmony with God and with his creation. It belongs to the nature of joy to be radiant; it must communicate itself. The missionary spirit of the Church is none other than the impulse to communicate the joy which has been given.
Instead of looking for the success in your life, look for the thing that is going to bring you the greatest joy.
I'd much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size 0.
Real joy means immediate expansion. If we experience pure joy, immediately our heart expands. We feel that we are flying in the divine freedom-sky. The entire length and breadth of the world becomes ours, not for us to rule over, but as an expansion of our consciousness. We become reality and vastness.
I'm having the time of my life and the fact that I'm still working - how lucky can you get? I'm 90 years old and still able to work as much as I do. That's a privilege.
A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
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