Whatever else you do or forbear, impose upon yourself the task of happiness; and now and then abandon yourself to the joy of laughter. And however much you condemn the evil in the world, remember that the world is not… — Max Ehrmann Copy Share Image
Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity & disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. — Max Ehrmann Copy Share Image
I contracted a disease which I have never shaken off. The disease was idealism. Because of it, I did the thing in life I… — Max Ehrmann Copy Share Image
“You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. In the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in… — Max Ehrmann Copy Share Image
I should like, if I could, to leave a humble gift -- a bit of chaste prose that had caught up some noble moods. — Max Ehrmann Copy Share Image
Speak your truth quietly & clearly; and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story. — Max Ehrmann Copy Share Image
“I see there is a good deal of grandiloquence in my book — my friends and foes have told me. I think it must… — Max Ehrmann Copy Share Image
“Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to… — Max Ehrmann Copy Share Image
And though age and infirmity overtake me, and I come not within sight of the castle of my dreams, teach me still to be… — Max Ehrmann Copy Share Image
Whether of not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should... — Max Ehrmann Copy Share Image
“Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you… — Max Ehrmann Copy Share Image
“-Desiderata- Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be… — Max Ehrmann Copy Share Image
