“Pay attention, my young friends: to go against the current; this is good for the heart, but we need courage to swim against the tide. ... We Christians were not chosen by the Lord for little things; push onwards toward the highest principles. Stake your lives on noble ideals, my dear young people!” PeopleNeedsHeartLittlesChristianYoungPayAttentionLordPrinciplesHighestIdealsDearCurrentsNobleChosenPay AttentionSwimLittle ThingsStakesTidesYoung Friends Book:The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation Source: The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation
“One must first seek to love plants and nature, and then to cultivate that happy peace of mind which is satisfied with little. He will be happier if he has no rigid and arbitrary ideals, for gardens are coquettish, particularly with the novice.” IfsMindFirstsLittlesIdealsGardenPlantSimplicitySatisfiedPeace Of MindArbitraryNovices Author:Liberty Hyde Bailey
“Contemplate the choice between going after money or ideals. There is so much pressure to go for money, idealism gets little airplay. Do something that means something to you.” MeanLittlesChoicesIdealsPressureContemplatingIdealism Author:Shere Hite