“Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny.” MenLoveHandsStarsSportsWaterChangeDestinyHuman NatureSucceedIdealsFollowingGuidesOptimisticDesertTouchingYou ChooseIdealismOur DestinyYour DestinyIdealistMy DestinyMasonsFate DestinyMasonicFate And DestinyLife DestinyLife And DestinyDestiny And ChoiceFuture Destiny Book:Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz Source: Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz
“But, for all that, they had a very pleasant walk. The trees were bare of leaves, and the river was bare of water-lilies; but the sky was not bare of its beautiful blue, and the water reflected it, and a delicious wind ran with the stream, touching the surface crisply.” BeautifulWaterNatureWalksTreeSkyWindRiversBlueSurfaceRanStreamsPleasantTouchingDeliciousLiliesWater Lily Book:Delphi Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated)
“Well look, I mean, I think that prayer and holy water, and things like that are all fine. They don't do any good, but they don't necessarily do any harm. It's touching to be thought of in that way. It makes up for those who tell me that I've got my just desserts.” ThinkingWayWellsLooksMeanWaterPrayerFineHolyHarmTouchingDessertHoly Water Author:Christopher Hitchens