The true color of life is the color of the body, the color of the covered red, the implicit and not explicit red of the living heart and the pulses. It is the modest color of the unpublished blood.

Quote by Alice Meynell

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The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself conspicuous in...

The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself conspicuous in...

It is easy to replace man, and it will take no great time, when Nature...

It is easy to replace man, and it will take no great time, when Nature...

If there is a look of human eyes that tells of perpetual loneliness, so there...

If there is a look of human eyes that tells of perpetual loneliness, so there...

A child is beset with long traditions. And his infancy is so old, so old,...

A child is beset with long traditions. And his infancy is so old, so old,...

Our fathers valued change for the sake of its results; we value it in the...

Our fathers valued change for the sake of its results; we value it in the...

Let a man turn to his own childhood - no further - if he will...

Let a man turn to his own childhood - no further - if he will...

The true colour of life is the colour of the body, the colour of the...

The true colour of life is the colour of the body, the colour of the...

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind.

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind.

Spirit of place! It is for this we travel, to surprise its subtlety; and where...

Spirit of place! It is for this we travel, to surprise its subtlety; and where...

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind

Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing...

Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing...

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance...

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance...

There's a balance in my life, there's reality and there's the part that looks really...

There's a balance in my life, there's reality and there's the part that looks really...

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

Life is about balance; too much and too little can kill. The best way to...

Life is about balance; too much and too little can kill. The best way to...

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of...

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of...

Fortunate indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself, and holds...

Fortunate indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself, and holds...

Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and...

Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and...

Happiness is part of who we are. Joy is the feeling.

Happiness is part of who we are. Joy is the feeling.

The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.

The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.

Nice people don't necessarily fall in love with nice people.

Nice people don't necessarily fall in love with nice people.

A lifetime of happiness? No man could bear it: it would be hell on earth

A lifetime of happiness? No man could bear it: it would be hell on earth