We make ourselves inventions of evil doings, a fire quickly blazed, a little smoke. Evil endures a moment’s flush, and then – leaves but a burnt out shell.
— Elise Pumpelly Cabot, Poem: “Arizona”
Gentle strength
Nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing is so gentle as real strength.
— Ralph W. Sockman (attrib.), Francis de Sales (attrib.), Unknown sermon by Ralph W. Sockman
Possessed by possessions
Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions.
— Mildred Lisette Norman aka Peace Pilgrim, Unknown
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