Max Ehrmann

Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity & disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.

— Max Ehrmann

I contracted a disease which I have never shaken off. The disease was idealism. Because of it, I did the thing in…

— Max Ehrmann

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.

— Max Ehrmann

“You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. In the noisy confusion of life, keep…

— Max Ehrmann

I should like, if I could, to leave a humble gift -- a bit of chaste prose that had caught up some…

— Max Ehrmann

Speak your truth quietly & clearly; and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story.

— Max Ehrmann

“I see there is a good deal of grandiloquence in my book — my friends and foes have told me. I think…

— Max Ehrmann

You are a child of the universe...

— Max Ehrmann

“Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a…

— Max Ehrmann

And though age and infirmity overtake me, and I come not within sight of the castle of my dreams, teach me still…

— Max Ehrmann

Whether of not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should...

— Max Ehrmann

“Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the…

— Max Ehrmann

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be.

— Max Ehrmann

Forbid that I should judge others, lest I condemn myself.

— Max Ehrmann

“-Desiderata- Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without…

— Max Ehrmann

“Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without…

— Max Ehrmann

Be cheerful . Strive to be happy.

— Max Ehrmann

Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.

— Max Ehrmann

May I not forget that poverty and riches are of the spirit. Though the world knows me not, may my thoughts and…

— Max Ehrmann

“Whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.”

— Max Ehrmann

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

— Max Ehrmann

And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery…

— Max Ehrmann

“Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the…

— Max Ehrmann

Ere you lie down to sleep in the night, sit still awhile, and nurse again to life your gentler self. Forget the…

— Max Ehrmann

Go Placidly, Amid the noise and Haste & Remember what peace there may be in silence...

— Max Ehrmann