“White rose in red rose-garden Is not so white; Snowdrops, that plead for pardon And pine for fright Because the hard East blows Over their maiden vows, Grow not as this face grows from pale to bright.” HardFacesGrowsWhiteRedGardenRoseBlowEastPaleVowPardonFrightMaidensRose GardenRed RoseWhite RoseSnowdrops Author:Algernon Charles Swinburne
“Cushion the painful effects of hard blows by keeping the enthusiasm going strong, even if doing so requires struggle.” IfsHardMotivationalPainStrongStruggleEffectsAdversityBlowPainfulEnthusiasmCushionsGoing Strong Book:The Positive Principle Today Source: The Positive Principle Today
“Canoeing was hard and scary, and the wind could blow you across the lake if you did it wrong. After a year of not doing it right, I could talk to people and get them to sit up straight, take different kinds of chances, to breathe differently, to engage in the moment in the boat. And I changed them, and I changed me in the process.” PeopleIfsYearsKindDifferentHardMomentsProcessChanceChangedWindBlowScaryBreatheBoatLakesDifferent KindsCanoeing Author:Seth Godin
“Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than lightning.” WayHardWalksPowerfulBreakRocksGoldBlowDelightMidstLightningHard Rock Author:Horace