Inspirational thoughts

“I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved. I am not sure that you are of the same mind. But the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. This is the world of light and speech, and I shall take leave to tell you that you are very dear.” – George Eliot

“Life goes on and life is full of setbacks. You have to fight, that’s all.” Seve Ballesteros

“I’m proof against that word failure. I’ve seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.” – George Eliot

“There is nothing more pleasing to God, than to see a soul who patiently and serenely bears whatever crosses it is sent; this is how love is made, by putting lover and loved one on the same level. . .” St. Alphonsus Ligouri

“I have come to think that care of the soul requires a high degree of resistance to the culture around us, simply because that culture is dedicated to values that have no concern for the soul.”  Thomas Merton

“What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?” – George Eliot

“As Christ said, the seed in the ground must die. To be a seed in the ground of one’s very life is to dissolve in that ground in order to become fruitful. One disappears into Love, in order to ‘be Love.’”  Thomas Merton

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot

“The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.” – George Eliot