“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
“I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory, But far beyond my depth. My high-blown pride At length broke under me, and now has left me, Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream that must for ever hide me.” LittlesLeftBoysSeaPrideSummerGloryMercyDepthBrokeStreamsLengthSwimWearyRudeWantonBladder Author:William Shakespeare
“I won't swim in a pool by myself, because I think that somehow a little magic door is going to open up and let a shark out.” ThinkingLittlesDoorsMagicSwimPoolSharks Author:Christina Ricci