“Im normalen Leben wird es einem oft garnicht bewusst, dass der Mensch überhaupt unendlich viel mehr empfängt, als er gibt, und dass Dankbarkeit das Leben erst reich macht. Man überschätzt wohl leicht das eigene Wirken und Tun in seiner Wichtigkeit gegenüber dem, was man nur durch andere geworden ist.”
“In normal life, we are often not aware that the human being receives so much more than he gives and that it is thankfulness that enriches our lives. We easily overestimate our own doing and accomplishments in their importance compared to what we have become through others.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“I have held many things in my hands,
and I have lost them all,
but whatever I have placed in God’s hands,
that I still possess.”
Martin Luther
“Glaube ist der Vogel, der singt,
wenn die Nacht noch dunkel ist.”
“Faith is the bird that sings
when the night is still dark.”
P. D. Devanandan
“Wer stets ein Fenster offen hat nach der oberen Heimat,
der lernt es, sich allewege zu freuen.”
“The one who keeps a window open to the upper home
learns to be cheerful at all times.”
Lilli von Hackewitz (1857–1924)
“The greatest service we can do to education today is to teach fewer subjects.
No one has time to do more than a very few things well before he is twenty,
and when we force a boy to be a mediocrity in a dozen subjects,
we destroy his standards, perhaps for life.”
C. S. Lewis
“If you want your dream to be
Take your time, go slowly
Do few things but do them well
Heartfelt work grows purely
If you want to live life free
Take your time, go slowly
Day by day, stone by stone
Build your secret slowly
Day by day, you’ll grow too
You’ll know heaven’s glory”
Lyrics by Donovan
Music by Franco Zeffirelli, 1972
“Whatever language you speak,
live in Italian.”
“San Pellegrino” commercial
“Some of the most difficult roads lead to the most beautiful destinations.”
Author unknown
“If you continuously compete with others,
you become bitter,
but if you continuously compete with yourself,
you become better.”
Author unknown
“The most beautiful things
in the world
cannot be seen or even touched,
they must be felt
with the heart.”
Helen Keller
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.”