“In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.”
William Wordsworth book Lyrical Ballads
Source: Lyrical Ballads (1798–1800), Lines Written in Early Spring, st. 1 (1798).
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“The craving for a delicate fruit is pleasanter than the fruit itself.”
Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803) German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic
Der Appetit nach einer schönen Frucht ist angenehmer als die Frucht selbst.
Christoph Martin Wieland (ed.) Der deutsche Merkur vol. 20 (1781) p. 214; cited from Bernhard Suphan (ed.) Herders sämmtliche Werke (Berlin Weidmann, 1888) vol. 15, p. 307. Translation from Maturin M. Ballou Pearls of Thought (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1881) p. 13
“The roots of education … are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”
Aristotle (-384–-321 BC) Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder of Western philosophy
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian
Source: The Sermons of Jonathan Edwards: A Reader
Sam Cooke (1931–1964) American singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
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“The elements that make a mother special: love, sweetness, character, patience and courage.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) Gli elementi che rendono speciale una madre: amore, dolcezza, carattere, pazienza e coraggio.
Source: prevale.net