“Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the nights Wherein you spend your folly! There's naught in this life sweet But only melancholy; O sweetest melancholy!” NightSweetDelightThis LifeVainFollyMelancholySweetest Author:John Fletcher
“I war running back to the house in Mayaguez with a melting ice cone we called a piraqua running sweet and sticky down my face and arms, the sun in my eyes, breaking through clouds and glinting off the rain-soaked pavement and dripping leaves. I was running with joy, an overwhelming joy that arose simply from gratitude for the fact of being alive. Along with the image, memory carried these words from a child's mind through time: I am blessed. In this life I am truly blessed.” MindChildrenWarFactsEyeRunningFacesJoyHouseMemoriesSunAliveSweetArmsGratitudeRainBlessedCloudsIceThis LifeOverwhelmingMeltingRough TimesPavementStickyDrippingConesRunning BackMelting Ice Author:Sonia
“Now, my co-mates and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? Are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?” MadeSweetBrotherCourtWoodsThis LifeCustomsMatesExilePerilYou Like ItEnviousOld Trees Author:William Shakespeare
“There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets come last.” LifeLongFunnyLastsLife IsFunDifferencesSweetInspirational LifeWittyDinnerThis LifeLive LifeMeaning Of LifeLong LifeMetaphors Of Life Book:My Best Short Stories (Annotated Edition) Source: My Best Short Stories (Annotated Edition)
“Chloe-lass: If I'm not here with you now, I'm beyond this life, for 'tis the only way I'll ever let you go. ... I hoped I loved you well, sweet, for I know even now that you are my brightest shining star. I knew it the moment I saw you. Ah, lass, you so adore your artifacts. This thief covets but one priceless treasure: You. Dageus -In a letter” IfsKnowsWayWellsMomentsStarsSawsSweetLettersShiningTreasureThis LifeThievesAdorePricelessChloeI Loved YouArtifactsLetting You GoShining Star Author:Karen Marie Moning
“Why don't people ask us about our hope? The answer is probably that we look as if we hope in the same things they do. Our lives don't look like they are on the Calvary road, stripped down for sacrificial love, serving others with the sweet assurance that we don't need to be rewarded in this life.” PeopleIfsNeedsLooksAsksAnswersOur LivesSweetThis LifeServingAssuranceServing OthersCalvarySacrificial Love Author:John Piper