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The Ultimate Pocket Positives: A Second Anthology of Inspirational Thoughts
Good thoughts from the wise abound in this volume of 'pocket positives'. Open it at any page and you'll find an optimistic, healing or uplifting quotation to brighten your mood.
These wonderful quotations - a distillation of the wisdom of the world's greatest thinkers, poets, writers and leaders - can help you to lead your life to the full. Reflecting on how the thoughts of the wise can make a difference, American actress Helen Hayes wrote, "We rely on the poets, the philosophers and the playwrights to articulate what most of us can only feel, in joy or sorrow. They illuminate the thoughts for which we can only grope; they give us the strength and balm we cannot find in ourselves ... the wisdom of acceptance and the resilience to push on."
Appreciating the simple things of life, believing in oneself, seizing opportunities when they come up and learning to let go of the past are among the many recurring themes to help you focus on life's positives and to inspire you to greater things.
These wonderful quotations - a distillation of the wisdom of the world's greatest thinkers, poets, writers and leaders - can help you to lead your life to the full. Reflecting on how the thoughts of the wise can make a difference, American actress Helen Hayes wrote, "We rely on the poets, the philosophers and the playwrights to articulate what most of us can only feel, in joy or sorrow. They illuminate the thoughts for which we can only grope; they give us the strength and balm we cannot find in ourselves ... the wisdom of acceptance and the resilience to push on."
Appreciating the simple things of life, believing in oneself, seizing opportunities when they come up and learning to let go of the past are among the many recurring themes to help you focus on life's positives and to inspire you to greater things.
300 pages, Hardcover
First published October 31, 2001
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October 9, 2015
When I saw this book on the seller's shelf I just had to purchase it; not only was it beautifully bound with gilt decoration and quarter leather cover but the text is presented in attractive two-tone, brown and black. And it was well worth the purchase for it is an uplifting read with quotes that help to brighten any gloomy day, or, indeed, any day at all.
Many famous people give their brief views on how to appreciate the simple things of life, how to believe in oneself, how to make the most of opportunities when they arise and how to let go of the past and get on with life. And these concentrations of good thoughts are broken down into their respective sections.
Obviously one likes some more than others and one can fully appreciate and empathise with some while simply reading the others and thinking, 'Well, yes, perhaps!'
I particularly liked Johann von Goethe's 'He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his own home' - yes, home is very definitely where the heart is and peace there is mandatory - and Abraham Cowley's 'May I a small house, and large garden have. And a few Friends, and many Books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too.'
With regard to Cowley's view, I do have a small house but no large garden, just enough space to sit out and take a few rays whilst reading. In addition I do have a few friends, and I cherish them greatly, and perhaps 'many books' could be enlarged to read, 'many, many, many (and probably a few more uses of the word many) books. And both my books and very definitely my friends are all delightful. So I am blessed and this book helps one realise that this feeling can perhaps be applied to many of us.
Many famous people give their brief views on how to appreciate the simple things of life, how to believe in oneself, how to make the most of opportunities when they arise and how to let go of the past and get on with life. And these concentrations of good thoughts are broken down into their respective sections.
Obviously one likes some more than others and one can fully appreciate and empathise with some while simply reading the others and thinking, 'Well, yes, perhaps!'
I particularly liked Johann von Goethe's 'He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his own home' - yes, home is very definitely where the heart is and peace there is mandatory - and Abraham Cowley's 'May I a small house, and large garden have. And a few Friends, and many Books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too.'
With regard to Cowley's view, I do have a small house but no large garden, just enough space to sit out and take a few rays whilst reading. In addition I do have a few friends, and I cherish them greatly, and perhaps 'many books' could be enlarged to read, 'many, many, many (and probably a few more uses of the word many) books. And both my books and very definitely my friends are all delightful. So I am blessed and this book helps one realise that this feeling can perhaps be applied to many of us.
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