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May Quotes - Page 54

Absence may or may not make the heart grow fonder, but it certainly freshens the eye.

Stephen King (2007). “Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales”, p.327, Simon and Schuster

Exercise may very well be the most effective instant happiness booster of all activities.

Sonja Lyubomirsky (2007). “The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want”, p.204, Penguin

In the ages marked by scarcity and want, may I myself appear as drink and sustenance.

Shantideva (2007). “The Way of the Bodhisattva”, p.48, Shambhala Publications

Necessity may well be called the mother of invention but calamity is the test of integrity.

Samuel Richardson (1820). “Clarissa, Or, The History of a Young Lady: Comprehending the Most Important Concerns of Private Life : and Particularly Shewing the Distresses that May Attend the Misconduct Both of Parents and Children, in Relation to Marriage”, p.255

If I be worthy, I live for my God to teach the heathen, even though they may despise me.

Saint Patrick, Saint Secundinus (Bp. in Ireland) (1953). “The works of St. Patrick. Hymn on St. Patrick”

It’s up to you to carve out your place, to know when to change course, and to keep yourself engaged and productive during a work life that may span some 50 years.

Peter Ferdinand Drucker (2006). “Classic Drucker: Essential Wisdom of Peter Drucker from the Pages of Harvard Business Review”, p.3, Harvard Business Press