Spirits Quotations | Page 3

To the extent that human spirits are made gentle by the social state, sensibility increases; as it increases, the severity of punishment must diminish if one wishes to maintain a constant relation between object and feeling.

I think there are spirits who are just too frail for the events life throws at them. Where do these people hide, and how do they survive?

Today the optimistic spirits prevailed and confidence just built as stocks held their higher levels, ... Everybody's now thinking maybe we've seen the bottom.

Troubled spirits often are manipulated by other types of spirits.

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorius triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

Father Time is not always a hard parent, and, though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who have used him well; making them old men and women inexorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigor. With such people the gray head is but the impression of the old fellow's hand in giving them his blessing, and every wrinkle but a notch in the quiet calendar of a well-spent life.

It's Christmas Day! said Scrooge to himself. ""I haven't missed it. The Spirits have done it all in one night. They can do anything they like. Of course they can. Of course they can.

We want to provide hope. While there are short term needs like food and water these victims have no clothing no housing, ... We want to lift spirits in a time when there's not much to look forward to.

It doesn't matter who wins the game. This is a celebration of our shared values and Catholic education, ... We must ask God to help keep our spirits up no matter what happens in life. May the new school year bring abundant prosperity and growth for all of us.

The person who succeeds is not the one who holds back, fearing failure, nor the one who never fails... but rather the one who moves on im spite of failure. Far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory or defeat. Author: Teddy Roosevelt