“Pragmatism asks its usual question. "Grant an idea or belief to be true,"it says, "what concrete difference will its being true make in anyone's actual life? How will the truth be realized? What experiences will be different from those which would obtain if the belief were false? What, in short, is the truth's cash-value in experiential terms?”

Tagged: experiential philosophy pragmatism

“If I am never to have you again after this night, this moment, you will remain the wife of my soul. Keeper of my heart.”

Tagged: historical romance

“Faith is not about finding meaning in the world, there may be no such thing -- faith is the belief in our capacity to create meaningful lives.”

Tagged: faith inspiration meaning

“whats here a cup closed in my true loves hand poisin i see hath been his timeless end. oh churl drunk all and left no friendly drop to help me after. i will kiss thy lips some poisin doth hang on them, to help me die with a restorative. thy lips are warm.yea noise then ill be brief oh happy dagger this is thy sheath. there rust and let me die.”

Tagged: death romeo-and-juliet sad

“That was the day that I promised I'd never sing of love that does not exist. but darling, You are the only exception”

Tagged: love relationships

“For I have learned to look on nature, not as in the hour of thoughtless youth; but hearing oftentimes the still, sad music of humanity.”

Tagged: humanity nature poetry

“See what I mean? You gotta be crazy. Ain't no time to be sane.”

Tagged: humor inspirational

“Whether you like it or not, you are committed to the human endeavor. I cannot ally myself with such a purely negative goal as avoidance of suffering. Suffering is a chance you take by the fact of being alive.”

Tagged: life persistence suffering

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?”

Tagged: inspirational love motivational self-empowerment self-esteem self-realization spiritual truth

“A good book should leave you....slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.”

Tagged: books

“[Thou] mad mustachio purple-hued maltworms!”

Tagged: funny henry-iv shakespeare

“This is Just to Say I have eatenthe plumsthat were inthe iceboxand whichyou were probablysavingfor breakfastForgive methey were deliciousso sweetand so cold”

Tagged: apology poetry

“Mistakes are the growing pains of wisdom.”

Tagged: growth mistakes wisdom

“The home is the chief school of human virtues.”

Tagged: education homeschool homeschooling learning

“If thou dost seek to have what thou dost hide,By self-example mayst thou be denied.”

Tagged: relationships