“Though one may acquire much in wealth, fame, or honor, the real joy of life does not lie there but, rather, in keeping the romance of living going. Nothing gives such complete and profound happiness as the perpetually fresh wonder and mystery of exciting life.” GivingMayDoeRealMotivationalRomanceJoyLyingWealthWonderMysteryHonorFameExcitingProfoundAcquireJoy Of LifeReal JoyExciting LifeWonder And Mystery Author:Norman Vincent Peale
“The common people are but ill judges of a man's merits; they are slaves to fame, and their eyes are dazzled with the pomp of titles and large retinue. No wonder, then, that they bestow their honors on those who least deserve them.” PeopleMenEyeCommonWonderJudgingHonorFameDeserveSlaveIllTitlesMeritPopularity Author:Horace
“We often wonder that certain men and women are left by God to the commission of sins that shock us. We wonder how, under the temptation of a single hour, they fall from the very heights of virtue and of honor into sin and shame. The fact is that there are no such falls as these, or there are next to none. These men and women are those who have dallied with temptation--have exposed themselves to the influence of it, and have been weakened and corrupted by it.” MenHas BeensFactsCertainFallNextLeftHoursSinWonderVirtueInfluenceHonorMen And WomenShameTemptationHeightShockExposed Author:J. G. Holland
“The shimmering, lucid tones and silver melancholy of I'll Be Right There give readers a South Korea peopled with citizens fighting for honor and intellectual freedom, and longing for love and solace. Kyung-Sook Shin's characters have unforgettable voices-it's no wonder she has so many fans.” GivingCharacterFightingVoiceWonderFansReaderCitizensHonorIntellectualLongingSouthToneSilverMelancholyKoreaSolaceUnforgettableSouth KoreaIntellectual Freedom Author:Susan Straight
“I get cranky real easily. So the honor of it and the wonder of it all and everything has a hard time overcoming the petty annoyances; I mean, that's simply the reality of being alive, I guess.” MeanRealHardRealityWonderAliveHonorOvercomingHard TimesPettyAnnoyanceCranky Author:Frank Stella
“There's so much humanity in a love of trees, so much nostalgia for our first sense of wonder, so much power in just feeling our own insignificance when we are surrounded by nature...yes, that's it: just thinking about trees and their indifferent majesty and our love for them teaches us how ridiculous we are - vile parasites squirming on the surface of the earth - and at the same time how deserving of life we can be, when we can honor this beauty that owes us nothing.” ThinkingFirstsFeelingsEarthHumanityWonderTeachTreeHonorSurfaceNostalgiaRidiculousIndifferentOur LoveMajestyDeservingParasitesSense Of WonderInsignificance Author:Muriel Barbery