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“We may live without poetry, music and art; We may live without conscience, and live without heart; We may live without friends; we may live without books; But civilized man cannot live without cooks. . . . He may live without books,-what is knowledge but grieving? He may live without hope,-what is hope but deceiving? He may live without love,-what is passion but pining? But where is the man that can live without dining?”
Source : 'Lucile' (1860) pt. 1, canto 2, sect. 24
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“People who talk incessantly about "change" are often dogmatically set in their ways. They want to change other people.”
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“If the body can respond so decisively to music, it must in some sense be music.”
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“Burning hot is the ground, liquid gold is the air; Whoever looks round sees Eternity there.”
Source : John Clare (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of John Clare (Illustrated)”, p.885, Delphi Classics
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“In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate responsibility.”
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“Disappointment is a sticky one, because no one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace - we have to give it away...”
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“Put your attention on happiness by practicing the Happiness Habits each day.”
Source : Marci Shimoff, Carol Kline (2009). “Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out”, p.43, Simon and Schuster
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“God will not protect you from anything that will make you more like Jesus.”
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“There are (or is) indeed no contradiction between science and religion, the fields of which are different, and which, far from mutually fighting and persecute, must, on the contrary, complete each other.”
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“When you stand on the victory stand, you must be able to ask yourself: 'Did I win this medal?'”
