Troubles are usually brooms and shovels that smooth the road to the good man's fortune; and many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away hunger.

Quote by St Basil

Topics: Hunger Quotes, Trouble Quotes

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed...

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed...

Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but...

Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but...

Valentines Day is a masochistic holiday. If you're in a relationship, then this is the...

Valentines Day is a masochistic holiday. If you're in a relationship, then this is the...

Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a...

Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a...

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become...

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become...

For all of us who are alive, life is the real issue. Yet so often...

For all of us who are alive, life is the real issue. Yet so often...

The science which teacheth arts and handicrafts is merely science for the gaining of a...

The science which teacheth arts and handicrafts is merely science for the gaining of a...

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves...

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves...

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

It is impossible to imagine existence void of any intelligence.

It is impossible to imagine existence void of any intelligence.

At a given moment, I open my eyes and exist. And before that, for all...

At a given moment, I open my eyes and exist. And before that, for all...

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that...

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that...

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes...

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes...

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become...

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become...

I don't need anyone to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we will ever...

I don't need anyone to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we will ever...

People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are...

People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are...

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free...

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free...

If you could be either God's worst enemy or nothing, which would you choose?

If you could be either God's worst enemy or nothing, which would you choose?

Life is a question asked by God about the way He exists.

Life is a question asked by God about the way He exists.

There was emptiness more profound than the void between the stars, for which there was...

There was emptiness more profound than the void between the stars, for which there was...

The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge...

The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge...