Inspirational thoughts

“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.” Robert Schumann

“So let us spread before his feet, not garments or soulless olive branches, which delight the eye for a few hours and then wither, but ourselves, clothed in his grace, or rather, clothed completely in him.” – Andrew of Crete

”When we see a beautiful object, a beautiful garden, or a beautiful flower, let us think that there we behold a ray of the infinite beauty of God, who has given existence to that object.”

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

“Kindness isn’t weakness, but strength.”Cinderella

“The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.” Pele (soccer legend)

“There’s no place like home.” Dorothy, “The Wizard of Oz” (1939)

“She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world.”

—Kate Chopin, “The Awakening

“Your reward in heaven will make up completely for all your pain and suffering.” St. John Bosco