We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about

Quote by Charles Kingsley

Topics: Action Quotes, Happiness Quotes, Life Quotes

Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.

Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.

There are two freedoms; The false, where man is free to do what he likes;...

There are two freedoms; The false, where man is free to do what he likes;...

There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what...

There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what...

He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of...

He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of...

Beauty is God's handwriting.

Beauty is God's handwriting.

Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is...

Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is...

Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance...

Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance...

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do noble things, not dream...

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do noble things, not dream...

The world goes up and the world goes down, the sunshine follows the rain; and...

The world goes up and the world goes down, the sunshine follows the rain; and...

Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us.

Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us.

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.

Friendship is like a glass ornament, once it is broken it can rarely be put...

Friendship is like a glass ornament, once it is broken it can rarely be put...

Feelings are like chemicals, the more you analyze them the worse they smell.

Feelings are like chemicals, the more you analyze them the worse they smell.

There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late.

There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late.

Every Winter, When the great sun has turned his face away, The earth goes down...

Every Winter, When the great sun has turned his face away, The earth goes down...

A man may learn from his Bible to be a more thorough gentleman than if...

A man may learn from his Bible to be a more thorough gentleman than if...

Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.

Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.

We ought to reverence books; to look on them as useful and mighty things. If...

We ought to reverence books; to look on them as useful and mighty things. If...

We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy.

We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy.

Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance.

Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance.