To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if we do not wish to do a thing it becomes impossible.

Quote by Robert Southey

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Affliction is not sent in vain, young man, from that good God, who chastens whom...

Affliction is not sent in vain, young man, from that good God, who chastens whom...

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who...

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who...

All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced...

All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced...

Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme; to...

Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme; to...

A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden.

A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden.

Never let a man imagine that he can pursue a good end by evil means,...

Never let a man imagine that he can pursue a good end by evil means,...

It is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed, the deeper...

It is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed, the deeper...

How little do they see what is, who frame their hasty judgments upon that which...

How little do they see what is, who frame their hasty judgments upon that which...

The three indispensable of genius are: understanding, feeling, and perseverance; the three things that enrich...

The three indispensable of genius are: understanding, feeling, and perseverance; the three things that enrich...

The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the...

The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the...

It is not for man to rest in absolute contentment. He is born to hopes...

It is not for man to rest in absolute contentment. He is born to hopes...

Love is indestructible. It's holy flame forever burneth; from Heaven it came, to Heaven returneth.

Love is indestructible. It's holy flame forever burneth; from Heaven it came, to Heaven returneth.

All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced...

All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced...

Live as long as you may, the first twenty years are the longest half of...

Live as long as you may, the first twenty years are the longest half of...

There is a magic in that little world, home; it is a mystic circle that...

There is a magic in that little world, home; it is a mystic circle that...

It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions;...

It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions;...

They sin who tell us Love can die: with Life all other passions fly, all...

They sin who tell us Love can die: with Life all other passions fly, all...

What will not woman, gentle woman dare; when strong affection stirs her spirit up?

What will not woman, gentle woman dare; when strong affection stirs her spirit up?

Through the Goddess, we can discover our strength, enlighten our minds, own our bodies, and...

Through the Goddess, we can discover our strength, enlighten our minds, own our bodies, and...

What I love about my wife is that she's a really strong-minded, stubborn, fiery woman....

What I love about my wife is that she's a really strong-minded, stubborn, fiery woman....