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Life Quotes - Page 248

One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.

Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [16 Books]”, p.322, Catholic Way Publishing

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2010). “Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume VIII: Letters and Social Aims”, p.191, Harvard University Press

The years teach much which the days never know.

'Essays. Second Series' (1844) 'Experience'

There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.

"The Wise Man's Fear". Book by Patrick Rothfuss, www.abebooks.com. March 1, 2011.

Nothing records the effects of a sad life so graphically as the human body.

Naguib Mahfouz (2016). “Palace of Desire: The Cairo Trilogy”, p.139, Anchor

You can't have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you.

"Marissa Mayer: Six life lessons from Yahoo CEO" by Rose Hoare, www.cnn.com. July 19, 2012.