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8 years ago

The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.
Henri Frederic Amiel

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.
Henri Frederic Amiel

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.
Henri Frederic Amiel

The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes.
Henri Frederic Amiel

Society lives by faith, and develops by science.
Henri Frederic Amiel

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.
Henri Frederic Amiel

Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness.
Henri Frederic Amiel

In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.
Henri Frederic Amiel

Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.
Henri Frederic Amiel

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lilosophie
8 years ago
Wonderful quotes! I smiled at #2, because the moon shone upon me while I was waking up and the room was full of bright light - I didn't need a lamp.
And of course, I am as old as I feel - and that can change any time.
Happy Thanksgiving! It's cold (low twenties) and foggy, sunshine later.

Dinner at friend's house.
anneliese32
8 years ago
Lilo, I had the same experience a couple of hours earlier this morning. Warm here today, right now it is 67 degr. I definitely felt younger this morning with the moon in my face than now.

I am thankful that Thanksgiving is over. It really makes no sense to cook a turkey breast and all the sides for 2 people. Starting with making an apple pie to finally putting the last dishes away, it is 10 hours for 15 minutes eating time.

Hope everybody had a nice Thanksgiving.
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pepcodc
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"In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties." Truer words were never spoken. The older I become, the more I realize my freedom has diminished, b/c my health is not as good as it was.

Anneliese, I, too, am glad that Thanksgiving is over! There were five of us, but the work involved was just as great as if there had been 25! However, we know how much we have to be thankful for --and are thankful for all of it.

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gmatx zone 6
8 years ago
Hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving!

We went into town and ate with our oldest son, DIL, GS, GD and GS-in-law, and our 3 GGBs. GS-in-law had 2 twin boys by his first wife but they are as much ours as if our GD had given birth to them (they are 9). GGD just turned 2 last part of September. Talk about a houseful of energy! Oh yes, nearly forgot about the dogs - 4 of them. Glad they all get along as no one feels comfortable leaving theirs at home except for us.

Good quotes today Don. Especially easy to relate to the third one. I just don't enjoy the days in which I feel 20 years older than my chronological age. But in all honesty, that's better than looking at the root side of the grass, so I won't complain.

It's cold, drizzling and below freezing. We are expecting around 1/2" layer of ice to accumulate tonight. Sure glad I don't do Black Friday.........