"For the entire Desiderata go to Inspirational Poems…" — Max Ehrmann
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26 Quotes by Max Ehrmann
Max Ehrmann has 26 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
- Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity & disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.
- Speak your truth quietly & clearly; and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story.
- Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
- Wishing you happiness always! Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in…
- I contracted a disease which I have never shaken off. The disease was idealism. Because of it, I did the…
- And though age and infirmity overtake me, and I come not within sight of the castle of my dreams, teach…
- As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
- Be cheerful . Strive to be happy.
- I should like, if I could, to leave a humble gift -- a bit of chaste prose that had caught…
- Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
- You are a child of the universe...
- Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
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