No matter how bad
No matter how bad a state of mind you may get into, if you keep strong and hold out, eventually the floating clouds must vanish and the withering wind must cease. Dogen
Withering
Karl Marx predicted the
Karl Marx predicted the eventual withering away of the state and the ‘dictatorship of the proletariat,’ when the people would rule, which was sheer fantasy because it was sheer fantasy because it was based on grossly erroneous assumptions about human nature, as history would repeatedly demonstrate. David Limbaugh
So Spring comes merry
So Spring comes merry towards me here, but earns No answering smile from me, whose life is twin’d With the dead boughs that winter still must bind, And whom today the Spring no more concerns. Behold, this crocus is a withering flame; This snowdrop, snow; this apple-blossom’s part To breed the fruit that breeds the … Read more
National leaders who find
National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media, would do well not to take such criticism personally but to regard the media as their allies in keeping the government clean and honest, its services Corazon Aquino
Thunder rumbled. My heart
Thunder rumbled. My heart beat faster. I turned away from Evernight for the last time and looked back at the flower as it trembled upon its branch. A single petal was torn away by the wind. Pushing my hands through the thorns, I felt lashes of pain across my skin, but i kept going determined. … Read more
Friendship however is a
Friendship however is a plant which cannot be forced — true friendship is no gourd spring up in a night and withering in a day. Charlotte Bronte
A good character is
A good character is the best tombstone. Charles Spurgeon
Carve your name on
Carve your name on hearts, not on marble Charles Spurgeon
A good character is
A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. Charles Spurgeon
My idealism has not
My idealism has not abated, but I have witnessed it withering away nationwide, to the point where at least among the young, to have ideals is akin to being blinkered and oldfashioned. Charles Kennedy