“Men lose their birthrights for a mess of pottage only if they stop using the gifts given them by God for their betterment. By prayer. That is the first and greatest gift. Use the gift of prayer. Ask for strength of mind, and a clear vision. Then sense. Use your sense. … Think long and well. By prayer and good thought you will conquer all enemies.” IfsThinkingMenMindFirstsWellsLongUseAsksGivenLosesPrayerVisionEnemyClearMessConquerGreatest GiftsBirthrightGood ThoughtsBettermentStrength Of MindClear Vision Book:HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY Source: HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
“But you have gone now, all of you that were so beautiful when you were quick with life. Yet not gone, for you are still a living truth inside my mind. So how are you dead, my brothers and sisters, and all of you , when you live with me as surely as I live with myself.” MindStillsBeautifulGoneBrotherMy BrotherBrothers And Sisters Book:HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY Source: HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
“I wonder is happiness only an essence of good living, that you shall taste only once or twice while you live, and then go on living with the taste in your mouth, and wishing you had the fullness of it solid between your teeth, like a good meal that you have tasted and cherished and look back in your mind to eat again.” MindLooksWishWonderGoes OnTasteMouthsEssenceTeethMealsFullnessGood LivingGood Meals Book:HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY Source: HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
“Strange that only a little problem of your own will take your mind far from a tragedy belonging to others.” MindLittlesProblemStrangeTragedyBelonging Book:HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY Source: HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
“Though neither happiness nor respect are worth anything, because unless both are coming from the truest motives, they are simply deceits. A successful man earns the respect of the world never mind what is the state of his mind, or his manner of earning. So what is the good of such respect, and how happy will such a man be in himself? And if he is what passes for happy, such a state is lower than the self-content of the meanest animal.” IfsMenWorldMindSelfStatesAnimalSuccessfulMotiveDeceitEarningTruestSuccessful Man Book:HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY Source: HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
