No greater thing is

No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen. Epictetus

You can learn many

You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. Franklin P. Adams

Even a happy life

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness. Carl Jung

Even a happy life

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity. Carl Jung