From Thomas Aquinas: “Patience is a virtue that preserves the soul against sadness.”
Tag Archives: struggle
Quote of the day 10/09/25
From Baruch Spinoza: “The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you must be sure of what you are doing. Instead, surrender to what is real within you, for that alone is sure….you are above everything distressing.”
Quote of the day 09/04/25
From Haruki Murakami: “Life is not like water. Things in life don’t necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.”
Quote of the day 07/04/25
From Thomas Paine: “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow.”
Quote of the day 01/05/25
From William Blake: “Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare.”
Quote of the day 07/07/24
From Marcus Aurelius: “If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.”