“Keep this little canvas, it is a promise for the future. When I say 'keep this canvas,' I mean for the influence on yourself. When one does a good thing, it's well to keep it to show how foolish we are at other times.” WellsMeanLittlesDoeShowsInfluencePromiseFutureGood ThingsFoolishCanvas Book:Charles Webster Hawthorne Source: Charles Webster Hawthorne
“How are you to meet the swarm of foolish attachments, triflings, and undesirable inclinations which beset you? By turning sharply away, and thoroughly renouncing such vanities, flying to the Saviour's Cross, and clasping His Crown of thorns to your heart, so that these little foxes may not spoil your vines. Beware of entering into any manner of treaty with the Enemy; do not delude yourself by listening to him while intending to reject him.” HeartMayLittlesEnemyListeningCrossesFoolishFlyingVanityRejectsAttachmentCrownsFoxesEnteringInclinationSpoilThornsSaviourTreatiesVinesSwarmsUndesirableCrown Of Thorns Book:The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [16 Books] Source: The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [16 Books]
“That something so obvious as the vanity of the world should be so little recognized that people find it odd and surprising to be told that it is foolish to seek greatness; that is most remarkable.” PeopleWorldShouldLittlesGreatnessObviousFoolishVanityOddRemarkableSurprising Book:Pascal Pensées Source: Pascal Pensées