“Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, not even if your whole world seems upset. If you find that you have wandered away from the shelter of God, lead your heart back to Him quietly and simply.”

~ St. Francis de Sales

“He is a sane man who can have tragedy in his heart and comedy in his head.”

- G.K. Chesterton, Tremendous Trifles

For the most part, quotes on this site are brought to my attention by Daily Catholic Quotes.

Be at peace in the midst of your storm.  Do not worry.  Do not fear.  Have faith, have hope, be peaceful, for I am your Lord.  I will take care of you.

We can believe what we choose.  We are answerable for what we choose to believe.

- John Henry Newman

As usual, this quote was received from Daily Catholic Quotes.

Here’s something I haven’t done in a while…not since last April to be exact!  I love quotes..they’re full of wisdom derived from the perspectives of others.  Sometimes (quite often, actually) another person’s perspective  is exactly what we need and it can have the effect of turning on that proverbial light bulb that hangs waiting above each of our heads.

The quotes I love best are funny and wise at the same time.

The following quote makes me smile…

“He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.”
– JRR Tolkien

I must say, though, that when reading the above quote from the perspective of a mother…especially a former home schooling mother…I can find reason to take issue with it.  After all…what better way to find out how something works than by “breaking ” it and having a look at the mysteries that lie inside….?    I wonder if JRR Tolkien ever did such a thing.  I’m thinking that he did…and perhaps he wasn’t able to unravel the mysteries of the thing…and couldn’t reassemble it…and got in trouble…and then came to the conclusion that it was an unwise thing to do.

Soooo….the moral of that story would be….only “break” a thing to find out how it works if it’s no longer a wanted item.

I hope you’re having a lovely week.

Manya

Disclaimer:  The above thoughts on JRR Tolkien are mine and mine alone…simply wandering thoughts and “what ifs.”  No malicious intent was intended (that wording comes straight from the Department of Redundancy).  I hold JRR Tolkien in the highest regard and, somehow, I don’t think he would be offended by my musings.

This quote was received from Daily Catholic Quotes. (as usual!)  Thank you Matthew Warner!