“Live as long as you may. The first 20 years are the longest half of your life.”
"There is a magic in that little world, home; it is a mystic circle that surrounds comforts and virtues never known beyond its hallowed limits."
- Robert Southey
Love
"A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden."
- Robert Southey
Love
"time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth."
- Robert Southey
Relationships
"The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the anguish of the wound, but the loss cannot be repaired."
- Robert Southey
Adversity
"No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth."
- Robert Southey
Resilience
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy