Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.
John RuskinRead
Make yourselves nests of pleasant thoughts. None of us knows what fairy palaces we may build of beautiful thought-proof against all adversity. Bright fancies, satisfied memories, noble histories, faithful sayings, treasure houses of precious and restful thoughts, which care cannot disturb, nor pain make gloomy, nor poverty take away from us.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote encourages cultivating positive thoughts to withstand life's challenges.
John Ruskin emphasizes the power of positive and beautiful thoughts, suggesting that they create a refuge against adversity. By nurturing our minds with pleasant memories and noble ideas, we build a protective mental space that remains untouched by external hardships like pain, sorrow, or poverty.
Themes
ThoughtsPositivityAdversityMindWellbeing
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about mental health, you could use this quote to highlight the importance of positive thinking.
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All quotes →In health of mind and body, men should see with their own eyes, hear and speak without trumpets, walk on their feet, not on wheels, and work and war with their arms, not with engine-beams, nor rifles warranted to kill twenty men at a shot before you can see them.
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You talk of the scythe of Time, and the tooth of Time: I tell you, Time is scytheless and toothless; it is we who gnaw like the worm - we who smite like the scythe. It is ourselves who abolish - ourselves who consume: we are the mildew, and the flame.
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To be able to ask a question clearly is two-thirds of the way to getting it answered.
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