“I am still determined to be cheerful and happy,
in whatever situation I may be;
for I have also learned from experience that
the greater part of our happiness or misery
depends upon our dispositions,
and not upon our circumstances.”
Martha Washington
“Love is always thirsty
and looking for a thirsty lover.
Love and lover follow each other
like day and night.”
Rumi
“His laughter, which was never far below
the surface of his conversation,
now sparkled like a splash of water in sunlight.”
Joseph Lelyveld
“I know a place where the sun is like gold,
And the cherry blooms burst with snow,
And down underneath is the loveliest nook,
Where the four-leaf clovers grow.
One leaf is for hope, and one is for faith,
And one is for love, you know,
And God put another in for luck—
If you search, you will find where they grow.
But you must have hope, and you must have faith,
You must love and be strong – and so—
If you work, if you wait, you will find the place
Where the four-leaf clovers grow.”
Four-Leaf Clover
by Ella Higginson
