To be wise and eke to love,_x000D_ _x000D_ Is granted scarce to gods above.
Interpretation
True wisdom and the ability to love are rare gifts, often associated with divinity.
In this quote, Edmund Spenser reflects on the rarity of possessing both wisdom and love, suggesting that these qualities are so profound that they are typically reserved for the divine. The statement highlights the idea that while knowledge can be acquired, the combination of wisdom with an empathetic capacity for love elevates an individual, reflecting traits that mere mortals struggle to achieve.
In practice
In a graduation speech to inspire students about the values of life.
But O the exceeding grace_x000D_ Of highest God, that loves his creatures so,_x000D_ And all his works with mercy doth embrace,_x000D_ That blessed angels, he sends to and fro,_x000D_ To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe.
The noblest mind the best contentment has
What though the sea with waves continuall Doe eate the earth, it is no more at all ; Ne is the earth the lesse, or loseth ought : For whatsoever from one place doth fall Is with the tyde unto another brought : For there is nothing lost, that may be found if sought.
No daintie flowre or herbe that growes on grownd, No arborett with painted blossoms drest And smelling sweete, but there it might be fownd To bud out faire, and throwe her sweete smels al arownd.
I hate the day, because it lendeth light_x000D_ _x000D_ To see all things, but not my love to see.
For of the soule the bodie forme doth take; _x000D_ For the soule is forme, and doth the bodie make.
I couldn't care less what anybody says about me. I live my life, especially my personal life, strictly for myself... Whatever you do, you're going to be criticized. I feel the one sensible thing you can do is try to live in a way that pleases you.
Thyself shall see the act; For, as thou urgest justice, be assured Thou shalt have justice, more than thou desir'st.
Ask yourself what problem you have right now. Not next year, tomorrow or five minutes from now. You can always cope with the now, but you can never cope with the future. Nor do you have to. The answer, the strength and the right action will be there when you need it. Not before or after.
I used to have a real problem with self-pity. Every time the devil would throw a pity party, I would attend.
Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are.
As much as I want to help people, I had to accept the fact long ago that being stupid with money isn't illegal.
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