Inspirational thoughts

“If we plant a flower or a shrub and water it daily it will grow so tall that in time we shall need a spade and a hoe to uproot it. It is just so, I think, when we commit a fault, however small, each day, and do not cure ourselves of it.” St. Teresa of Avila

“Pain is never permanent.” St. Teresa of Avila

“Stay focused on your own path; comparison leads to dissatisfaction.” Jack Nicklaus

“When you come against trouble, it’s never half as bad if you face up to it.” – John Wayne

“Nothing in this world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty.” Teddy Roosevelt

“The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“There are chance meetings with strangers that interest us from the first moment, before a word is spoken.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky