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“There is an Indian proverb or axiom that says that everyone is a house with four rooms, a physical, a mental, an emotional and a spiritual. Most of us tend to live in one room most of the time but, unless we go into every room every day, even if only to keep it aired, we are not a complete … →

“Many scenes have come & gone unwritten, since it is today the 4th Sept, a cold grey blowy day, made memorable by the sight of a kingfisher, & by my sense, waking early, of being again visited by ‘the spirit of delight.’ ‘Rarely rarely comest thou, spirit of delight.’ That was I singing this time last year; & sang so … →

“…and [I] still remember it that of all the nights that ever I slept in my life I never did pass a night with more epicurism of sleep; there being now and then a noise of people stirring that waked me, and then it was a very rainy night, and then I was a little weary, that what between waking … →

“When one does not find one’s repose in oneself, it is useless to look for it elsewhere.” –La Rochefoucauld This reminds me of one of my very favorite quotations, Samuel Johnson’s remark, “As the Spanish proverb says, ‘He, who would bring home the wealth of the Indies, must carry the wealth of the Indies with him.’” Agree, disagree? * Want … →

“Natural inclinations are assisted and reinforced by education, but they are hardly ever altered or overcome.” – Montaigne I think this is very true, and very important to recognize, both for myself and in my role as a parent. We can assist and reinforce our own and our children’s natures, but we can’t work a transformation. But sometimes, I find, … →