For my heart was softened by my return, and such a change had come to pass, that I felt like on who was toiling home barefoot from distant travel, and whose wanderings had lasted many years.

The scars you share become lighthouses for other people who are headed to the same rocks you hit. read more

• Thought Scars Share Become Lighthouses for People Headed Same Rocks Hit

The melancholy joys of evils pass'd, For he who much has suffer'd, much will know. read more

• for Much Suffer Joys Pass Melancholy Evils

The thinker without a paradox is like a lover without a feeling: a paltry mediocrity. read more

• Thought Thinker Without Paradox Like Lover Feeling Paltry Mediocrity

O Lord, who lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness. read more

• Thought Lord Lends Life Lend Heart Replete Thankfulness

It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them. read more

• Knowledge Paradoxical Many Educators Parents Still Differentiate Between Time for Learning Play Without Seeing Vital Connection Them

Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. read more

• Thought Heaven Knows Need Ashamed Our Tears for They Rain Upon Blinding Dust Earth Overlying Hard Hearts

One always begins to forgive a place as soon as it"s left behind. read more

• Thought Begins Forgive Place Soon Left Behind

Love is a crazy thing. It sucks and is totally overrated. read more

• Thought Love Crazy Thing Sucks Totally Overrated

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for anyone else. read more

• Thought Useless World Lightens Burden for Anyone

A word in earnest is as good as a speech. read more

• Thought Word Earnest Good Speech